Sam bought tickets for a school raffle and wants to know if he has a good chance of winning. Help him find out with this step-by-step presentation on basic probability. Examples clearly model how to find the probability of simple events while addressing the special situations of impossible, certain, and equally likely outcomes. Watch the video as a whole class and work through the guided practice problems together, or assign this resource as an independent learning activity to complement regular math instruction.

Concepts

certain, probability, fractions, percents

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Additional Tags

probability, impossible, certain, equally likely, fraction, percent, math

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Pros

• Includes a brief, seven question assessment on probability
• Presentation slides and Try It! questions are printable

Cons

• Assumes a prior understanding of percents and equivalent fractions

Common Core

7.SP.C.5 7.SP.C.7.a MP4 MP5