Basic Probability Rules
Statistics · 11th Grade · Probability and Random Variables · 4.º Período

Basic Probability Rules

Students apply the addition and multiplication rules to calculate probabilities of simple and compound events. They use Venn diagrams and tree diagrams to model sample spaces.

Common Core State StandardsCCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.CP.A.1CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.CP.A.2CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.CP.B.7

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Students apply the addition and multiplication rules to calculate probabilities of simple and compound events. They use Venn diagrams and tree diagrams to model sample spaces.

Key Questions

  1. How do we define the probability of an event?
  2. What is the difference between mutually exclusive and independent events?
  3. How can visual models help solve probability problems?

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