HS.SP.14

Describe events as subsets of a sample space. Use characteristics (or categories) of the outcomes, such as, (MP.1, MP.2)

HS.SP.14.aas unions, “A or B,” that are mutually exclusive events to calculate basic probabilities.HS.SP.14.bas unions, “A or B,” that are non-mutually exclusive events to calculate basic probabilities.HS.SP.14.cas intersections, “A and B” to calculate basic probabilities.HS.SP.14.das complements of other events, “not A” to calculate basic probabilities.
Example Problems
A bag contains 9 blue candies, 7 red candies and 5 green candies.
A candy is chosen from the bag at random.

Find the probability that the candy is:
Not Orange
A letter is selected at random from the word F I B O N A C C I.

Find the probability that the letter is:
Not A
Write your answer as a fraction or as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth.
A bag contains 9 blue candies, 7 red candies and 5 green candies.
A candy is chosen from the bag at random.

Find the probability that the candy is:
Yellow
Goblins

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