Practice Events And Types Of Events (4.3.2) - Probability

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Question 1.
Define a simple event with an example.
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Think of an outcome with one specific result.
Question 2.
What is a compound event? Provide an example.
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Consider outcomes that combine results.
3Question 3.
What is a simple event?
- An event with multiple outcomes
- An event with no outcomes
- An event with a single outcome
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Focus on the definition of simple versus compound.
4Question 4.
True or False: A compound event can only have one outcome.
- True
- False
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Think about the word 'compound.'
Question 5.
In a survey of 100 people, 20 like apples, 30 like bananas, and 50 like oranges. Define the simple event, compound event, and complementary event regarding liking apples. Calculate the probability of the simple event and the compound event.
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Focus on the total surveyed and the categories defined.
Question 6.
If we define an event of rolling a total of 8 from two dice, list all possible outcomes, define simple and compound events, and calculate the probabilities.
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Identify pairs that add up to 8 among all the outcomes when rolling two dice.

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