Chapter 11 - School District #35
Chapter 11 - School District #35
Chapter 11 - School District #35
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Name: ___________________________________________________ Date: ______________<br />
d) Using the information in the table, what is P(red or blue, 4)?<br />
Write your answer as a fraction.<br />
Die<br />
Spinner 1 2 3 4<br />
Blue (B) B, 1 B, 2 B, 3 B, 4<br />
Red (R) R, 1 R, 2 R, 3 R, 4<br />
Yellow(Y) Y, 1 Y, 2 Y, 3 Y, 4<br />
Solution<br />
In the table, circle (R, 4) and (B, 4).<br />
P(R or B, 4) =<br />
favourable outcomes<br />
possible outcomes<br />
=<br />
12<br />
e) Use multiplication to check your answer in part d).<br />
Solution<br />
yellow<br />
red<br />
blue<br />
3<br />
4<br />
P (R or B) =<br />
favourable outcomes<br />
possible outcomes<br />
P (4) =<br />
favourable outcomes<br />
possible outcomes<br />
=<br />
3<br />
=<br />
4<br />
Multiply the probabilities of the 2 events.<br />
P(R or B) × P(4) =<br />
3<br />
×<br />
4<br />
=<br />
12<br />
612 MHR ● <strong>Chapter</strong> <strong>11</strong>: Probability