5
Multi-Part
Probability
Lesson
B
PART
A
Main Idea
Make Predictions
I will learn to use the
results of probability
You can use the results, or outcomes , from an experiment
experiments to predict
to make predictions about what is likely to happen next.
future events.
When two outcomes have the same probability of
Vocabulary
V
happening, we say the outcomes are equally likely.
prediction
p
outcomes
Make a Prediction
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EXPERIMENT
Cole
Cubes in a Bag
picked one cube
SPI 0306.5.3 Make
from a bag, recorded
Tally
Total
Outcome
predictions based on various
representations of data.
its color in a tally
3
1 Purple
SPI 0306.5.1 Interpret a
chart, and repeated
frequency table, bar graph,
pictograph, or line plot.
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2 Green
his experiment. Then
Also addresses GLE 0306.5.1.
he displayed the
3
3 Red
results in a bar graph
and in a line plot. Make
two predictions based on the graphs.
Cubes in a Bag
Cubes in a Bag
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10
8
6
4
2
0
Purple
Green
Red
1
2
3
Outcomes
Green cubes were picked more often than red or blue
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cubes. So, green is more likely to be picked than any
other color.
Purple and red were picked an equal number of times.
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They are equally likely to be picked.
332 Collect and Analyze Data