7.SP.8.b
Represent sample spaces for compound events using methods such as organized lists, tables and tree diagrams. For an event described in everyday language (such as “rolling double sixes”), identify the outcomes in the sample space which compose the event.
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 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.
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
A candy is chosen from the bag at random.
Find the probability that the candy is: Yellow
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