Introduction to Probabilty

Question 1

What is Probability?

Answer 1

It is a branch of Mathematics that look at chances

Question 2

What is an Outcome?

Answer 2

An outcome is a result from an activity or experiment

Question 3

What is the outcome of throwing a coin?

Answer 3

Heads or Tails

Question 4

What is the outcome of throwing a dice?

Answer 4

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Question 5

What is the outcome of this spinner?

Answer 5

Blue, Red, Black, Pink

Question 6

What is the outcome of this spinner?

Answer 6

2, 3, 5, 6, 8

Question 7

What is an event?

Answer 7

It is specific result from the possible set of outcomes

Question 8

What is the event of rolling an odd number from a dice?

Answer 8

1, 3, 5

Question 9

What is the event of rolling an even number from a dice?

Answer 9

2, 4, 6

Question 10

What is the event of rolling a number greater than 4 from a dice?

Answer 10

5, 6

Question 11

What is the event of rolling a number lower than 4 from a dice?

Answer 11

1, 2, 3

Question 12

What is a sure event?

Answer 12

It is an event that will definitely happen

Question 13

What is an impossible event?

Answer 13

It is an event that will definitely not happen

Question 14

What is a likely event?

Answer 14

It is an event that will have a good chance to happen

Question 15

What is an unlikely event?

Answer 15

It is an event that will not have a good chance to happen

Question 16

What kind of event is this?

The sun will rise from the east

Answer 16

Sure event

Question 17

What kind of event is this?

You get a 7 when you throw a dice

Answer 17

Impossible event

Question 18

What kind of event is this?

Singapore will win the World Cup Soccer tournament

Answer 18

Unlikely event

Question 19

What kind of event is this?

If you don’t study for your maths test, you will get at A

Answer 19

Unlikely event

Question 20

What kind of event is this?

If you study and do your homework consistently, you will pass your Maths exam

Answer 20

Likely event