Thursday, February 20, 2014

I'm not sure where the spinner disappeared to so we'll work on those tomorrow in class. 

Here is the homework to download, or below is the same information. 

Lesson 1 Skills Practice

Probability of Simple Events

A              K              Q             B            E             S            O              R

A letter is randomly chosen. Find each probability. Write each answer as a fraction, a decimal, and a percent.


   1. P(B)


   2. P(Q or R)


   3. P(vowel)


   4. P(consonant or vowel)


   5. P(consonant or A)


   6. P(T)



The spinner shown is spun once. Write a sentence explaining how likely it is for each event to occur.
   7. P(dog)


   8. P(hamster)


   9. P(dog or cat)


   10. P(bird)


   11. P(mammal)


 WEATHER The weather reporter says that there is a 12% chance that it will be moderately windy tomorrow.

   12. What is the probability that it will not be windy?

   13. Will tomorrow be a good day to fly a kite? Explain.

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