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Compound Events and the Fundamental Counting Principle
In this video, a math teacher explains how to use tree diagrams, tables, and the fundamental counting principle to find the number of possible outcomes for compound events. The lesson includes examples and practice problems for...
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Probability Review Grade 7
In this video lesson, we will review outcomes and events. We will learn to describe probability based on likelihood of an event occurring. Simple probablity will be explained and modeled. You will discover the difference between...
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Using a Tree Diagram - Probability
In this math video we will be using a tree diagram to determine the number of different combinations possible for desired outcomes. We will learn how to read a tree diagram showing probable outcomes. We will use the tree diagram to...
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Conditional Probability
This video shows the process for solving the problem presented in IGCSE A June 2018 paper 2HR Q16, which involves conditional probability and counting. We will walk through the step-by-step process of how to approach this problem, how to...
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Probability: Events, Outcomes, and Probability of Single and Compound Events
This video is a comprehensive guide to probability, covering events and outcomes, experimental and theoretical probability, compound probability, and sample spaces. The teacher explains each concept clearly and provides examples and...
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Creating an Interactive Quiz in Microsoft Excel
In this video tutorial, I will teach you how to create an interactive quiz using data validation and conditional formatting in Microsoft Excel. You will learn how to set up questions, create answer options with dropdown lists, score the...
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Data Science and Machine Learning (Theory and Projects) A to Z - Random Variables: Binomial Random Variables
In this video, we will cover binomial random variables. This clip is from the chapter "Basics for Data Science: Mastering Probability and Statistics in Python" of the series "Data Science and Machine Learning (Theory and Projects) A to...
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The 80-20 Rule Explained (Pareto Principle)
The 80/20 rule or Pareto principle comes up a lot in economics and business. But why does this pattern emerge? I show why using a paper clip experiment. Note: VSauce later made a video about Zipf's law that uses this same experiment but...
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Secret Santa SURPRISING Probability Result
A group of N people place their names into a hat. Each person draws a name at random (this is the person to give a gift). What is the probability no one draws his or her own name? Blog post (text derivation) http://wp.me/p6aMk-4p2...
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Math Magic Card Trick - Rolling 3 Dice
Have a spectator roll 3 dice. Count out cards equal to the sum of the dice. Then remove the middle value dice. From the smaller deck, count out cards equal to the sum of the remaining two dice and place the rest of the deck on top. Do...
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Internet Stumped By This Singapore Math Problem
It's not the famous Cheryl's birthday problem...According to Mothership, this math problem is causing a lot of confusion: "There are 37 students in a class. How many students, at the least, are born in the same month?" Now I think the...
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What's The Fewest Wins Needed To Make The NFL Playoffs?
The NFL guarantees a playoff spot for the best team in each division. We ask: what's the mathematically fewest wins an NFL team could have and still make the playoffs? There is actually a bit of graph theory in this calculation, and the...
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How Game Theory Solved a Religious Mystery
A man dies leaving insufficient funds for debtors claiming 100, 200, and 300. How should his estate be divided up? This problem appears in the Talmud with some unusual answers. It turns out the answers are consistent with a game theory...
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How Do You Find a Number of Combinations Using the Fundamental Counting Principle?
What is the Fundamental Counting Principle? Have you ever come across word problems that give you a bunch of options and you are asked to figure out the number of possible combinations? Well, if you know how to use the Fundamental...
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How Do You Use the Fundamental Counting Principle to Count the Number of Outcomes in a Sample Space?
Sometimes all you need is an image to help solve a word problem. This tutorial shows how drawing picture can help you determine a correct number of possibilities with given data. You can also use the FCP or fundamental counting principle...
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How Do You Find a Number of Combinations Using the Fundamental Counting Principle?
What is the Fundamental Counting Principle? Have you ever come across word problems that give you a bunch of options and you are asked to figure out the number of possible combinations? Well, if you know how to use the Fundamental...
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How Do You Find a Number of Permutations Using the Fundamental Counting Principle?
The notion of permutations is used when rearranging objects or values. How many ways can the letters in the word NUMBER be rearranged? Don't try writing them all out one by one because it would take a long time. Use the Fundamental...
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What is the Fundamental Counting Principle?
Oh my, five types of bread, eight kinds of lunchmeat, and six choices of cheeses. How many different combinations of sandwiches can be made? That's going to take a long time to figure out. No, it's not. Just use the Fundamental Counting...
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How Many Humans Have the Same Number of Body Hairs?
Is there a person on Earth who has the same exact number of body hairs as you? The video describes a process using the Pigeonhole Principle to prove that this is definitely possible. The film goes on to consider other examples and...
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Virtual Nerd: What Is the Fundamental Counting Principle?
The Fundamental Counting Principle is a way to find out the total number of ways different events can occur. Watch this example using multiple types of meat, cheese, and bread to see how many types of sandwiches you can make. [5:54]
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Virtual Nerd: What Is the Fundamental Counting Principle?
An introduction to the Fundamental Counting Principle, a method of figuring out the total number of ways different events can occur. [5:55]
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Virtual Nerd: Find a Number of Permutations Using Fundamental Counting Principle
The Fundamental Counting Principle (FCP) can be used to find a number of permutations. Follow along with this tutorial to see how to use the FCP to find the number ways you can rearrange the letters in the word NUMBER. [4:26]
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Virtual Nerd: How Do You Use the Fcp to Count the Number of Outcomes in a Sample
Using baseball as an example, watch how you can apply the Fundamental Counting Principle to count the number of different ways a coach can fill his infield. This video will show you how to make a drawing to better understand the problem....
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Virtual Nerd: How Do You Find a Number of Permutations Using Fcp?
The Fundamental Counting Principle can be used to find permutations. This tutorial will walk you through the steps with an example of finding the number of ways to rearrange the letters in the word NUMBER. [4:25]