Do you remember how to describe the likelihood of an event happening?
Which section describes the chance of 'the next person you meet has the same birthday as you'?
We can represent likelihood like a number line. We start with impossible events on the left and as we move right the events are more likely.
We have heard about certain and impossible events, this video shows how these can be represented using a number.
Which of these events has a probability of 0?
If an event has a probability of 0 then the event is imposiible.
If an event has a probability of 1 then the event is certain.
This video shows you how likelihoods can have fractional representation.
Event X has a probability of \dfrac{6}{10}.
If event X was placed on the number line, which section would it be placed in?
What is the chance of event X occurring?
We can use numbers as well as words to describe chance:
Words for chance | Numbers for chance |
---|---|
\text{Impossible} | 0 |
\text{Unlikely} | \dfrac{1}{4} |
\text{Even} | \dfrac{1}{2} |
\text{Likely} | \dfrac{3}{4} |
\text{Certain} | 1 |