8.DS.C.6: Find probabilities of compound events by representing or simulating the sample space or simulating events. a. Represent the sample space for a compound event using organized lists, tables, or tree diagrams. Given an event described in everyday language, identify the outcomes in the sample space that make up the event. b. Determine the probability of a compound event as a fraction of outcomes in the sample space that result in the event.

Find probabilities of compound events by representing or simulating the sample space or simulating events. a. Represent the sample space for a compound event using organized lists, tables, or tree diagrams. Given an event described in everyday language, identify the outcomes in the sample space that make up the event. b. Determine the probability of a compound event as a fraction of outcomes in the sample space that result in the event.

Example Problems

You flip a fair coin.

What is

P(\text{heads})

?

You roll a fair 6-sided die.
What is

P(\text{roll} > 6)

?

You roll a fair 6-sided die.
What is

P(\text{roll an even number})

?

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