Friday, February 8, 2013

grade 5 math probability

Introduction to grade 5 math probability:

Probability is a way of expressing knowledge or belief that an event will occur or has occurred. In mathematics the concept has been given an exact meaning in probability theory that is used extensively in such areas of study as mathematics, statistics, finance, gambling, and science. In this article we shall discuss about grade 5 probability problems.(Source: wikipedia) I like to share this Probability of Independent Events with you all through my article.


Grade 5 math probability example problems

Here we are going to discuss grade 5 probability problems with detailed solutions.

Problem:

An unbiased die is rolled once at a time find the probability of shown the number 6 in dice.

Solution:

A dice is rolled once at a time, the possible chance of sample space is S= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} and, therefore, the sample space n(S)=6..

Consider E1 = event of rolling a dice getting the number 6

E1= {6} and, therefore, n (E1) =1.

Therefore probability (getting number 6) = P (E1) = n (E1) / n(S) = `1 / 6`

Example:

An unbiased die is rolled once at a time. Find the probability of getting a number greater than 2.

Solution:

A dice is rolled once at a time, the possible chance of sample space is S= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} and, therefore, the sample space n(S)=6..

Let E1 = event of rolling a dice getting number greater than 2 Then,

E1= {3, 4, 5, 6} and, therefore, n (E1) =4.

Therefore Probability of getting a number rolling dice greater than 2 = P (E1) = n(E1) / n(S) = `4 / 6` = `2 / 3` .

Example:

An unbiased die is rolled once at a time. Find the probability of getting a number less than 3.

Solution:

A dice is rolled once at a time, the possible chance of sample space is S= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} and, therefore, the sample space n(S)=6..

Let E1 = event of rolling a dice getting number less than 3 Then,

E1= {2 , 1} and, therefore, n (E1) =2.

Therefore Probability of getting a number rolling dice less than 3 = P (E1) = n(E1) / n(S) = `2 / 6` = `1 / 3` .

Understanding what is the probability formula is always challenging for me but thanks to all math help websites to help me out.

Grade 5 math probability example problems


Problem:

An unbiased die is rolled once at a time find the probability of shown the number 1 in dice.

Answer:

`1/6.`

Problem:

An unbiased die is rolled once at a time. Find the probability of getting a number greater than 4.

Answer:

`1/3`

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