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Adding Probabilities

Adding Probabilities. Advanced Math Topics. Vocabulary. Simple Event: cannot be broken down into smaller events Rolling a 1 on a 6 sided die Compound Event: can be broken down into smaller events Rolling an odd number on a 6 sided die

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Adding Probabilities

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  1. Adding Probabilities Advanced Math Topics

  2. Vocabulary • Simple Event: cannot be broken down into smaller events • Rolling a 1 on a 6 sided die • Compound Event: can be broken down into smaller events • Rolling an odd number on a 6 sided die • Mutually Exclusive Events: two events that cannot occur at the same time • Drawing a 2 or an ace from a deck of cards • A card cannot be both a 2 and an ace

  3. Probability of Mutually Exclusive Events • If two events A and B, are mutually exclusive, then the probability that A or B occurs is the sum of their probabilities. • P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) Example: Find the probability of rolling a 2 or an ace from a deck of cards. P(2 or ace) = P(2) + P(ace) 4/52 + 4/52 8/52 2/13

  4. Example 1 • Keisha has a stack of 8 baseball cards, 5 basketball cards, and 6 soccer cards. If she selects a card at random from the stack, what is the probability that it is a baseball or a soccer card?

  5. Example 2 • One teacher must be chosen to supervise a senior class fundraiser. There are 12 math teachers, 9 language arts teachers, 8 social studies teachers, and 10 science teachers. If the teacher is chosen at random, what is the probability that the teacher is either a language arts teacher or a social studies teacher?

  6. Example 3 • There are 7 girls and 6 boys on the junior class homecoming committee. A subcommittee of 4 people is being chosen at random to decide the theme for the class float. What is the probability that the subcommittee will have at least 2 girls?

  7. More Vocabulary • Inclusive Events: when two events are not mutually exclusive • Example Picking a King or a Spade • It is possible to have both King-Spade Let’s think about this…

  8. Probability of Inclusive Events • If two events A and B are inclusive, then the probability that A or B occurs in the sum of their probabilities decreased by the probability of both occurring • P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) – P(A and B)

  9. Example 7 • Sixty plastic discs, each with one of the numbers from 1 to 60, are in a bag. LaTanya will win a game if she can pull out any disc with a number divisible by 2 or 3. What is the probability that LaTanya will win?

  10. Example 4 • The Cougar basketball team can send 5 players to a basketball clinic. Six guards and 5 forwards would like to attend the clinic. If the players are selected at random, what is the probability that at least 3 of the players selected to attend the clinic will be forwards?

  11. Example 5 • Sylvia has a stack of playing cards consisting of 10 hearts, 8 spades, and 7 clubs. If she selects a card at random from the stack, what is the probability that it is a heart or a club?

  12. Example 6 • The Film Club makes a list of 9 comedies and 5 adventure movies they want to see. They plan to select 4 titles at random to show this semester. What is the probability that at least two of the films they select are comedies?

  13. Example 8 • There are 2400 subscribers to an Internet service provider. Of these, 1200 own desktop computers, 500 own laptop computers, and 100 own both a desktop and a laptop. What is the probability that a subscriber selected at random owns either a desktop or a laptop?

  14. Example 9 • In the Math Club, 7 of the 20 girls are seniors, and 4 of the 14 boys are seniors. What is the probability of randomly selecting a boy or a senior to represent the Math Club at a statewide math contest?

  15. Extra Example • Suppose that of 1400 students , 550 take Spanish, 700 take biology, and 400 take both Spanish and biology. What is the probability that a student selected at random takes Spanish or biology?

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