7th Math Unit 5 Day 2 - 5/23

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8 questions
IP
Objective and Summary:
SWBAT estimate probabilities by collecting data on the outcomes of a chance experiment
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Favorites--Mr. A asked a few random 7th graders what their favorite kind of tacos are. What do you think is the probability that any 7th grader likes chicken the most?

CFS:
#1: Accurately determines the total
#2: Uses P(event) = Number of occurrences / Total Observations

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Animal Crackers--Mx. Luna brought a box of animal crackers to eat as snacks at school. They randomly picked out 20 crackers and found the following counts for the different types of animal crackers (use the table).

a) Estimate the probability of selecting a zebra.

"P(zebra) = _____"

CFS:
#1: Accurately determines the total
#2: Uses P(event) = Number of occurrences / Total Observations

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Animal Crackers--Mx. Luna brought a box of animal crackers to eat as snacks at school. They randomly picked out 20 crackers and found the following counts for the different types of animal crackers (use the table).

b) Estimate the probability of selecting a giraffe.

"P(giraffe) = _____"

CFS:
#1: Accurately determines the total
#2: Uses P(event) = Number of occurrences / Total Observations

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Animal Crackers 2--Leo's favorite animal is the lion. Using the same crackers, what can he estimate is the probability of selecting a lion?

"P(lion) = _____"

CFS:
#1: Accurately determines the total
#2: Uses P(event) = Number of occurrences / Total Observations

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RNG--Mr. Pham put pieces of paper with numbers on them in a bag and gave it to Ms. Tsang. She pulled out the following numbers:

5, 8, 10, 12, 1

Ms. Tsang says the probability for selecting an odd number out of the bag is probably 20%. Explain whether you agree or disagree with her.

"I (agree / disagree) with Ms. Tsang because..."

CFS:
#1: Accurately determines the total
#2: Uses P(event) = Number of occurrences / Total Observations

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Favorite Pets--According to a recent KIPP: Prize survey, these are the favorite pets of students at the school.
What is your estimate for the probability of a random student saying that a dog is her favorite pet?

"P(dog) = _____"

CFS:
#1: Accurately determines the total
#2: Uses P(event) = Number of occurrences / Total Observations

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Left Out--Use the same table as before.
What is the probability that a student says their favorite pet is not a gerbil?

"P(not gerbil) = _____"

CFS:
#1: Accurately determines the total
#2: Uses P(event) = Number of occurrences / Total Observations

As always, push yourself ahead on new skills! Find some of the new probability and statistics skills in the starred section.

Or work ahead on other challenge skills.
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Marbles--Ricardo brought a giant bag of marbles to school for a math experiment. The table below shows the number of each color marble that he picked out of the bag.

a) Estimate the probability of selecting a red marble from the bag:

b) Estimate the probability of selecting any marble that is not yellow from the bag.


Type your answer in the answer box like this:

a) The probability of...
b) The probability of...

CFS:
#1: Accurately determines the total
#2: Uses P(event) = Number of occurrences / Total Observations