Probability and Decision Making · Data & Statistics

Probability Rules and Permutations

Using the Addition Rule and Multiplication Rule to solve complex probability problems.

Key Questions

  1. 1When should we add probabilities versus multiplying them?
  2. 2How does the concept of mutually exclusive events simplify the Addition Rule?
  3. 3What is the difference between a permutation and a combination in terms of order?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.HSS.CP.B.7CCSS.Math.Content.HSS.CP.B.9
Grade: 10th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Probability and Decision Making
Period: Data & Statistics

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