Data Detectives: Statistics and Probability · Statistics and Probability

The Language of Chance

Describing probabilities using fractions, decimals, and percentages.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why is a 50 percent chance the same as a 1 in 2 probability?
  2. 2How does the number of trials affect the experimental probability of an event?
  3. 3Is it possible for an event to have a probability of more than 100 percent?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9M5P01
Year: Year 5
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Data Detectives: Statistics and Probability
Period: Statistics and Probability

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