7.SP.C.5

Understand that the probability of a chance event is a number between 0 and 1 that expresses the likelihood of the event occurring. Larger numbers indicate greater likelihood. A probability near 0 indicates an unlikely event, a probability around 1/2 indicates an event that is neither unlikely nor likely, and a probability near 1 indicates a likely event.

Example Problems
Nina has a chance of beating her personal best in a sprint. Moira has a chance of doing the same in her own race.

Who is more likely?
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
Catherine and Derek are playing tennis. The probability Catherine wins the next match is . The probability Derek wins is .

Who is more likely to win the next match?
Goblins

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