E-50 #4
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Probability Homework !
If you flip a coin 150 times, about how many times would you expect to get heads?
The theoretecial probability of getting a head if you flip a coin 150 times is 50%.When you look at a coin how many sides are there or how many total possible outcome are there?
LOOK:
Two right? A head and a tail! For example when you flip a coin once, you have a 50% chance it is a head and a 50% chance it is a tail. It is the same when you flip it 150 times, you still have a 50% chance of getting a head and 50% chance on getting a tail! Then divide 150 by 2 what is the answer? 75 is the answer!
REMEMBER: Show your answer in a percent or a fraction!
So to get the percent, you divide 75(number of heads) by 150(total possible outcome) and then multiply the quotient by 100 and that gives you 50%.
Fraction: Simplify
THE NUMBER OF HEADS -------> 75 or 1
TOTAL POSSIBLE OUTCOME ---->150 or 2 or 75 in 150
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The letters a, e, i, o, u, and y are vowels. If one letter of the alphabet is chosen at random, what is the probability it is a vowel.
The theoretical probability of choosing a vowel if you pick a letter of the alphabet randomlu is 23.077%. To start of how many letters are in the alphabet or how many total possible outcome are there?
LOOK:
REMEMBER: Show your answer in a percent or a fraction!
So to get the percent, you divide 6(number of vowels) by 26 (total possible outcome) and then multiply the quotient by 100 and that gives you 23.077%
FRACTION:
Simplify
THE NUMBER OF HEADS ---------> 6 or 3
TOTAL POSSIBLE OUTCOME ---->26 or 13 or 6 in 26
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If you randomly pick a date in April, how many equally likely outcomes are there?
I only have on question for you! How many days are there in April?
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There are 30 days right? Yes ! Maybe you're wondering why I asked you how many days are there in April. It is because the total amount of days in April is the total possible outcome so the answer is 30 outcomes.
____________________________________________________A magician asks you to pick a card, any card, from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of picking an ace?
The theoretical probability of choosing an ace from a standard deck of 52 cards is 7.692%. How many cards are in one group(e.g. spades, hearts, diamond, flower)?
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There are 13 cards in each groupd 13 in hearts, 13 in spades, 13 in diamond and 13 in flower. In each groupd there are only 1 Ace and there are 4 grooups so you multiply 4 by 1 it equals to 4 so the answer is 4 in 52.
REMEMBER: Show your answer in a percent or a fraction!
So to get the percent, you divide 4(number of Ace) by 52(total possible outcome) and then multiply the quotient by 100 and that gives you 7.692%.
FRACTION:
Simplify
THE NUMBER OF HEADS ---------> 4 or 1
TOTAL POSSIBLE OUTCOME ---->52 or 13
or 4 in 52My question:
A magician asks you to pick a card, any card, from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of picking a king, a queen and an ace?
Others might make some errors such as when changing fractions to percent they might accidentally press x 10 in their calculator instead of x 100, they might miscount the total possible outcome, they might forget to simplify and more. You could prevent that especially on tests by checking your answer twice.
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Probability Game
Krystina Yso, KIm Thanh Vo and I invented a game called probability game. To play this game you need bears and an 8 sided dice. The rule is that only a maximum of 4 people can play. The youngest get to choose a bear first and the oldest get to roll the dice first. Each player can move their bear one step forward if they roll a 1,2,3 or 4 and if they roll a 5,6,7 or 8 they have to go back one step but there are some obstacles so be careful.
When you land on an apple, you get to roll again.
When you land on a bus, you get to go ahead 3 steps.
When you land on a stop sign, you miss a turn.
When you land on an occupied square you have to go a step behind them.
When you land on a white space, you have to pick a card and follow what it says.
It would be fair because everyone gets a turn, everyone gets to choose a bear and everyone has a 50% chance of moving a step forward and a 50% chance of moving a step backward. It would be fun because 1st prize gets 3 chocolates, 2nd prize gets 2 chocolate, 3rd prize gets 1 chocolate.
Here's what the game looks like:
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2 comments:
I am speechless. THis is a great post. I am proud to be able to teach you. Wait till you see what you get to do next.
Mr. H
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