Lesson Plan 8 Cot 2 Basic Concepts of Probability
Lesson Plan 8 Cot 2 Basic Concepts of Probability
Lesson Plan 8 Cot 2 Basic Concepts of Probability
I. OBJECTIVES:
1. Find the probability of simple events.
2. Solve problems involving probability of simple events.
III.PROCEDURE
A. PRESENTATION
1. Review
Review the class about the Probability and some word with special
meaning such as, Experiment , Outcome, and Sample Space.
2. Motivation
Divide the class into two, let them answer the activity for 5 minutes and
select 3 students to report their answers.
1. How many shirts are there? _____
2. How many pairs of short pants are there?_____
3. How many pairs of long pants are there?_____
4. If you will attend a party, how many choices are possible? _____
2. DISCUSSION
a. Guide the learners in finding the probability of simple events:
PROBABILITY RULES
1. The probability of any event is a number (either a fraction, a decimal or
a percent) from 0 to 1.
Example: The weather forecast shows a 70% rain
P (rain) = 70%
2. If an event will never happen, then its probability is 0.
Example: When a single die is rolled, find the probability of getting an 8.
Since the sample space consists of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, it is
0
impossible to get an 8. Hence, P(9)= =0.
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4. The sum of the probabilities of all the outcomes in the sample space is 1.
Example: In rolling a fair die, each outcome in the sample space has a probability
1
of . Hence, the sum of the probabilities of the outcomes is 1.
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1 1
If a fair coin is flipped, P ( T ) = and P ( H )= .
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b. Provide these three problems involving finding the probability of simple events.
1. In a box, there are 4 green balls, 6 blue balls, and 8 red balls. Find the
probability of getting:
a. a blue ball
b. a ball that is not red
2. In a box, there are 20 balls numbered from 1 to 20. If a ball is drawn from the
box, find the probability of getting:
a. an even number
b. a prime number
c. a number divisible by 3
C. APPLICATION
Have the learners tell how to find the probability of simple events.
1. In rolling a fair die once, what is the probability of getting a number greater than 4?
2. There are 4 blue pens, 6 red pens, and 2 green pens in a bag. If a pen is drawn at
random from the bag, what is the probability that a green pen is drawn?
3. A letter is chosen at random from the word FEBRUARY. What is the probability of
getting a consonant?
4. In a box, there are 24 balls numbered 1 through 24. If a ball is drawn from the box,
what is the probability that the ball shows a number divisible by 5?
5. Of the 45 students in a class, 25 are boys. If a student is selected at random for a field
trip, what is the probability of selecting a girl?
V. ASSIGNMENT
Have the learners answer Activity 8 “Count and Answer…” on page 572 of their
Mathematics Learner’s Module.
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