M.GHS.42
Describe 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”).
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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