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Rolling Cubes

Unit 8 ● Lesson 3 ● Activity 1

When rolling two standard number cubes, one of the possible outcomes is 1 and 1.

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  1. What are the other possible outcomes?
  2. How many outcomes are in the sample space?

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Warm-up

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Sample Spaces

Unit 8

Lesson 3

Conditional Probability

GEOMETRY

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Unit 8 ● Lesson 3

I can create organized lists, tables, and tree diagrams and use them to calculate probabilities.

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Learning

Targets

Geometry

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Spinner Sample Space

Unit 8 ● Lesson 3 ● Activity 2

Each of the spinners is spun once.

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  • How many total possible outcomes are there in the sample space?

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Slides are CC BY NC Kendall Hunt Publishing. Curriculum excerpts are CC BY Illustrative Mathematics.

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Spinner Sample Space

Unit 8 ● Lesson 3 ● Activity 2

  • Lin creates a tree to keep track of the outcomes.

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When spinning all three spinners, what is the probability that:

    • they point to the letters ANY? Explain your reasoning.
    • they point to the letters AMW, ANZ, or BNW? Explain your reasoning.

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Slides are CC BY NC Kendall Hunt Publishing. Curriculum excerpts are CC BY Illustrative Mathematics.

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Sample Space Practice

Unit 8 ● Lesson 3 ● Activity 3

List all the possible outcomes for each experiment.

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  1. A standard number cube is rolled, then a coin is flipped.
  2. Four coins are flipped.
  3. The two spinners are spun.

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  • A class block is chosen from 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, then a subject is chosen from English or math.

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Slides are CC BY NC Kendall Hunt Publishing. Curriculum excerpts are CC BY Illustrative Mathematics.