In What could happen? we looked at how we can keep track of all the different outcomes in an experiment. Now we are going to look at some special words that we use to describe the likelihood or chance that an event or result will occur.
These are $5$5 key terms used to describe chance:
What is the chance that next week will have $8$8 days?
Impossible
Likely
Unlikely
Certain
Even chance
A game in a classroom uses this spinner.
What is the chance of spinning an odd number?
certain
even chance
impossible
likely
What is the chance of spinning a $2$2?
likely
impossible
certain
even chance
What is the chance of spinning a number less than $8$8?
likely
impossible
even chance
certain
Order the following events from least likely to most likely with the numbers $1$1 (least likely) to $5$5 (most likely).
$\editable{}$ Winning the lottery
$\editable{}$ A house that is randomly chosen has an odd street number
$\editable{}$ Rolling a $7$7 on a standard die
$\editable{}$ The sun will rise tomorrow
$\editable{}$ Rolling more than $1$1 on a standard die