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Learning objective: Calculate probabilities of equally likely events.

Divide the number of favourable outcomes by the total possible outcomes.

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🎲 P(even) = 3/6 = 1/2

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Activity 1

🎲 P(5 o 6) = 2/6 = ?

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Outcomes 5 and 6: 2/6 = 1/3.

Activity 2

🔴🔴🔴🔵🔵 P(🔴) = ?

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3 favourable out of 5: 3/5.

Activity 3

🪙🪙 P(HH) = ?

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HH, HT, TH, TT → 1/4.

Learning tip: Divide the number of favourable outcomes by the total possible outcomes.

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