7-5 Practice Integration: Probability Compound Events

Sandwich this lesson between an introduction to using probability models and analyzing compound events. Your class considers a deli discount in which a customer receives a price reduction based on the roll of dice. Will it be a...

An engaging task awaits your starting statisticians: design a menu for a new cafe that offers a total of 240 combinations of a main dish, a side, a dessert, and a beverage. Creative juices will flow as collaborative groups employ lists,...

Probability reigns in a lesson based on compound events. Learners imagine that they have been imprisoned in a far away land, but that the king takes pity and gives them a chance at freedom based on the results of a spinner. They must...

Odd or even—fifty-fifty chance? �Pupils first conduct an experiment rolling a pair of dice to generate data in a probability lesson. It goes on to introduce mutually exclusive and non-mutually exclusive events, and how to use the...

Add some variety to your school or district's math curriculum with this comprehensive collection of materials. Offering over 900 pages of Saxon Math lessons, worksheets, and activities, this resource is a gold mine for any middle school...

MAD about statistics? In the seventh chapter of an eight-part seventh grade workbook series, learners develop probability models and use statistics to draw inferences. In addition, learners play games and conduct experiments to determine...

Probability prevails in this assignment as youngsters determine the probability of finding a blue pen in a cereal box when they can come in blue, green, yellow, or red. Learners set up a simulation to determine the outcome of compound...

Give your students a fighting chance at understanding probability. Offering numerous examples that clearly demonstrate basic probability concepts, this resource helps young mathematicians learn how to visualize the different outcomes of...

When finding the probability of an event, learners can get lost trying to make a list of all the possible outcomes. Show your pupils how to organize their thoughts concerning a compound event by using a tree diagram. The video is clear,...

Your learners can find a probability, but what happens when there are multiple possibilities? This video introduces the idea of combining probabilities when there are different choices for the outcome. The examples focus on finding the...