M3.S.CP.A.1

Use set notation to represent contextual situations.

M3.S.CP.A.1.aDescribe events as subsets of a sample space (the set of outcomes) using characteristics (or categories) of the outcomes, or as unions, intersections, or complements of other events ("or", "and", "not").M3.S.CP.A.1.bFlexibly move between visual models (Venn diagrams, frequency tables, etc.) and set notation.
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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