Detailed Lesson Plan Mathematics 8

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:

 determine the probability of simple events;

 identify the probability of simple events through a given sample events; and
 solve real-life problems using the principles of counting techniques and
probability

II. Subject matter

A. Topic: Probability of Simple Events
B. Reference: My Distance Learning Buddy A Modular Textbook for the 21st Century
Learner Mathematics Grade 8 pp. 160-164.
C. Materials: ------------------
D. Values Integration: Decision Making
III. Procedure:
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
A. Daily Routine
1. Prayer
Good morning class, How are you today?
We are good today Sir!
Kindly open your camera and mute yourself
while we are waiting and click the link on
the chat box and fill up the form for your
attendance.

https://forms.gle/yiyzvN9QP2kDHdpT6
(Students fill up the form for their attendance)
Sit properly and don’t close your camera, so
we can start our session for today.
(Students will sit properly)
Okay, class are you ready for the opening
prayer? Kindly click the thumbs up or the
like emoticon if you are ready.
(Students will click the thumbs up or the like
Let us put ourselves in the presence of the emoticon)
Lord as we pray (in the name of the
father, and of the son and of the Holy
Spirit.
AMEN)
Prayer (Video presentation)

Again, Good morning class! Good Morning Sir!

 “Before anything else, a short reminder
kindly click the raise hand if you want to
answer or if you have a question.
Noted Sir!
B. Review/Motivation
Last meeting we discussed about Probability and
some terminologies that use in Probability such
as Experiment, Outcome and Sample Space am
I right?
Yes Sir!
Now, what is probability?” “Anyone?
(John click the raise hand)
Yes John?
John: “Probability is how likely something to
be happened.
Thank you, John. Probability is a measure or
estimation of how likely it is that an event
will occur. It is also called a game of chance.

Now, what is the difference among experiment,

outcome, and sample space?
(Angel click the raise hand)
Yes Angel?
Angel: Experiment is a repeatable procedure
with a set of possible results, while the
outcome is the result of an experiment and
sample space are all possible outcomes of an
experiment.
Very Good, Angel! Example of the experiment
is tossing a coin. We can toss a coin again and
again, so it is repeatable. If I throw a cone once
and a head shown as a result, meaning “head” is
the outcome. Alright class, how many faces that
a coin contained?
(Rhea click the raise hand)
Yes Rhea?
Rhea: 2 Sir
Very Good, Rhea! So, how many possible
outcomes do we have?
(Mark click the raise hand)
Yes Mark?
Mark: 2 Sir
What are those outcomes?
Mark: Head and tail Sir
Very Good, Mark! Now what do you call of
those possible outcomes of an experiment
class? (Mariel click the raise hand)

Yes Mariel? Mariel: Sample Space, Sir

Very Good, Mariel! How about in rolling a die,
what are the sample space? (Cherry click the raise hand)

Yes Cherry? Cherry: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 Sir!

Very Good, Cherry!

Now I am glad and thankful that you still
remember our last topic.

Now, for our today’s lesson is all about the

Probability of Simple Events. Are you excited?
Yes Sir, we are.
C. Discussion.
Before anything else, I’m expecting that you will
be able to achieve the following objectives:
(1) Determine the probability of simple events;
(2) identify the probability of simple events
through a given sample events; and
(3) solve real-life problems using the principles
of counting techniques and probability.

What do you think of our objectives? Is it (All students unmute their microphone)
achievable?
Yes Sir, it is.
Okay, let’s go back to our lesson. Did you get to
the point where you asked yourself the following
questions? (Students are listening attentively.)
What are my chances of getting the correct
answer in a True/False-type question? Multiple
choice-type question? How about the chances of
winning in a lotto or in raffle? or should I bring
my umbrella tomorrow?
Those questions will be to answer by your own
as we go through with our lessons for today.
We already know that probability is the measure
of how likely an event is to occur. The
probability of an event, P (event), is a number
from 0 to 1 which tells you how likely the event
is to be happened. The more likely an event is to
occur, the higher its probability. The less likely
an event is to occur, the lower its probability.
Now let’s define simple event. A simple event it
is an event which has a single outcome.
Example: In rolling a die, what is the probability
of getting 3?
How many favorable outcome do we have?
(Cherry click the raise hand)
Yes Cherry?
Cherry: It’s 1 Sir! Because we have only one
3 in the face of a die.
You’re correct Cherry, Very Good!
How about the total number of possible
outcomes?
(Anthony click the raise hand)
Yes Anthony?
Anthony: There are 6 Sir.
Very good. So, there is 1 favorable outcome and
6 possible outcomes, therefore P(3) = 1/6.
 Based on the example, how are you going to
compute for the probability of simple
events? (Marie click the raise hand)

Yes Marie? Marie: Sir to compute the probability of event

𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠
is .
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠

You’re right! Very Good. The probability of

simple event is the ratio that compares the
number of favorable outcomes to the number
of all the possible outcomes.
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠
𝑃(𝐸) =
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠

In probability we have what we called

probability line. Let me show you the
probability line.

There are 4 probability rules.

Alvin kindly read the first rule. Alvin: 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 68%

rain. P (rain) = 68%

Angela please read the rule number 2. Angela: If the event will never happen, then
the probability is 0.

Example: When a single die is rolled, find the

probability of getting a 7. In this situation, a die
containing 6 faces and each face contains a
number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. Since the sample space
consists of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, it is impossible to
get a 7. Hence, P (7) = 0.

Next rule number 3, kindly read Ace. Ace: If an event is sure to happen, then the
probability is 1.

Example: When a single die is rolled, what is the

probability of getting a number less than 7?
Again, a die have 6 faces and each face
contains a number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. So, you
can write
P=𝟔/𝟔 = 1.
Ella: The sum of the probabilities of all the
Ella please read the last rule. outcomes in the sample space is 1.

Example: In tossing a coin, each outcome in the

sample space has a probability of 1/2. Hence, the
sum of the probabilities of the outcomes is 1.
Why? It is because 1/2 + 1/2 = 1.
Let’s do some example.

Jelina please read the problem number 1.”

Jelina: 1. What is the probability that a face
card is drawn in a deck of cards?
The card is classified into 4. The diamond,
spade, club and heart. Each classification has 13
cards. Each card consists of ace, two, three,
four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, jack,
queen and king. The face card are jack, queen,
and king.
So, we can say
12 3
𝑃(𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑑): =
52 13

Kindly read the next problem, Juan. Juan: 2. What is the probability of getting an
even number in rolling a die?

Thank you Juan. Now what is the answer for the

(Angel click the raise hand)
given problem?

Yes Angel? Angel: Sir the probability of getting an even

number in rolling a die is 3/6 or 1/2.

Very Good, Angel! Do you have any question

about the probability of simple event? None Sir.

Reminder class, your answer should be on the

simplified form. Okay? Yes Sir.

E. Application
Now let’s apply your understanding (All students are answering the following
about the probability of simple events. problems below.)
Problems:
1. The local weather forecaster said that there
is a 32% chance of rain tomorrow. What is the
probability that it will not rain tomorrow?
2. Micarellyn have a coins on her pocket
which accidentally rolled on the floor while
walking. If there were 8 possible outcomes,
how many coins fell on the floor?
3. There are 15 marbles in a container: 3 are
red, 7 are blue, and 5 are yellow. What is the
probability that a blue marble will be picked?

Now I need three volunteers to answer these

(Some students click the raise hand)
problems in front.

Okay, for item number Rhea, Juan for number 2

(The three students answered the problem on
and Marie for number 3.
the board)
Very good! Rhea, Juan and Marie your answer
is correct. Now who got all the problem correct? (Most of the students click the raise hand)
F. Generalization
As a recap, now who among you can define what
probability of simple event is?
(Most of the students click the raise hand)
Yes, Mark?
Mark: Sir probability is the measure of how
likely an event is to occur. The more likely
an event is to occur, the higher its probability
and the less likely an event is to occur, the
lower its probability.
Very Good Mark!
Then how can we get the probability of a simple
event?
(Some of the students click the raise hand)
Yes, Justine?
Justine: Sir to compute the probability
of 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠
event is .
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠
Very Good, Justine! Who wants to give one of
the rules in probability?
(Most of the students click the raise hand)
Yes, Jelina?
Jelina: The probability of any event is a
number (either a fraction, a decimal, or a
percent) from 0 to 1.
Very Good, Jelina! What else?
(Some of the students click the raise hand)
Yes, Angel?
Angel: If an event is sure to happen, then the
probability is 1.
Very Good, Angel! Another?
(Some of the students click the raise hand)
Yes, Mike?
Mike: If an event will never happen, then the
probability is 0.
Very Good, Mike! And now who can state the
last rule?
(Some of the students click the raise hand)
Yes, Prince?
Prince: The sum of the probabilities of all the
outcomes in the sample space is 1.
Very Good, Prince! How can you reflect or
apply the probability of simple event in
our daily-life?
(Some of the students click the raise hand)
Yes, Ace?
Ace: Sir we can apply or use our lesson for
today in decision making in life. For
example sir, using the probability given in
the weather forecast if there is a chance of
raining tomorrow we can decide if we need
to bring an umbrella.
Very Good, Ace! Do you now understand our
topic today?
Yes Sir
Do you have any question or clarification
regarding our lesson for today?
None Sir
IV. Evaluation
Direction: Solve for the probability of the following problem. Write your answer in simplified
form.
1. In a wheel of 8 sectors, 3 sectors are white, 2 sectors are red, 1 sector is blue and the
remaining sector are yellow. What is the probability that the pointer is at the yellow
sector after the wheel is rotated?
2. In a complete set of BINGO numbers, what is the probability of getting a G?
3. When two dice are rolled, what is the probability that the two numbers are NOT the
same?
4. Khyla is asked to choose a day from a week. What is the probability of choosing a
day which starts with S?
5. If a letter is chosen at random from the word PERSEVERANCE, what is the
probability that the letter chosen is E?
6. When two dice are rolled, what is the probability of getting a sum of 8?
7. When a coin tossed three times, what is the probability of getting at least two heads?
8. Two fair coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of showing a tail
(T) followed by a head (H)?
9. What is the probability of getting an 8 from a deck of 52 cards?
10. What is the probability of getting an odd numbers when a die is rolled?
V. Assignment
A. List down at least three situations from your experiences, wherein you wondered for a
probability of a certain event.

B. Answer the let’s practice letter C on page 164 of your My Distance Learning Buddy
and Study in advance about Theoretical Probability on pages 165-168.