Lesson 2: Basic Probability Rules: Prepared By: Ms. Jen
Lesson 2: Basic Probability Rules: Prepared By: Ms. Jen
PROBABILITY RULES
PREPARED BY:
MS. JEN
OBJECTIVE
At the end of the lesson, you should
be able to:
01 define simple and compound events
02 distinguish between mutually inclusive
and mutually exclusive events
03 distinguish between dependent and
independent events
04 show how to apply the General Addition Rule
and Multiplication Rule
An event is a set of outcomes from an experiment.
A simple event consists of a single outcome.
Given a standard die. Determine the probability of
getting a 5.
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠
𝑃 𝐸 =
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠
S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
1
P(5) =
6
A compound event consists of two or more simple events
that are connected by the words and or or.
Given a standard die. Determine the probability of
getting a 2 or a 3.
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠
𝑃 𝐸 =
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠
S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
1 1
P(2) = P(3) =
6 6
2
P(2 or 3) =
6
General Additive Rule
Two events are mutually exclusive events if both events
cannot occur at the same time.
● getting a 2 or a 3 in rolling a die
● running forward and running backward
● getting a head and a tail in tossing one fair coin
It is denoted as:
P(A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B).
LET’S PRACTICE!
9 11 6
𝑃 𝑦𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑢𝑏𝑒 = + −
16 16 16
14 7
𝑃 𝐴∪𝐵 = 𝑜𝑟
16 8
LET’S PRACTICE!
5 7 2
𝑃 𝑠𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑟 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛 = + −
16 16 16
10 5
𝑃 𝐴∪𝐵 = 𝑜𝑟
16 8
A coin is flipped and a die is
rolled. Find the probability of
getting a head on the coin AND
a 3 on the die.
Multiplicative Rule
Two events are independent when knowledge of the first
event does not affect the probability of the second event.
Suppose we have a bag that contains 2 red marbles and 1 blue marble. If
we draw a marble then return it to the bag, and we draw a second marble,
what is the probability that the first marble is red and the second one is
blue?
Suppose we have a bag that contains 2 red marbles and 1 blue marble. If
we draw a marble then we set it aside, and we draw a second marble,
what is the probability that the first marble is red and the second one is
blue?
Multiplicative Rule
Two events are dependent when the knowledge of
whether an event occurs affects the probability of a
second event.
Suppose we have a bag that contains 2 red marbles and 1 blue marble. If
we draw a marble then we set it aside, and we draw a second marble,
what is the probability that the first marble is red and the second one is
blue?
There are 5 green marbles, 3 red marbles, and 4 blue marbles. What is the
probability of getting green and red marbles if there is no replacement?