Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray:
World's Living Silver Lining
Miss Catriona Gray has a bag
full of candies and she wanted to
give it to the children of Tondo,
Manila. There are 4 pcs. of Flat
Tops, 8 pcs. of Hany, 6 pcs. of
Lollipop, 4 pcs. of Milkita and 2
pcs. of Chooey Choco.
Guide Questions:
1. List all the possible
outcomes/sample space.
2. How many candies are there in
all?
3. Which candy has the greatest
chance to be selected by the child?
4. How about the least chance to be
selected?
Probability
of an
Event
In a sample space of
equally likely outcomes, the
probability of an event, denoted
as P (E), is computed on the
basis of favourable outcomes
and the number of possible
outcomes. Event is any subset
of sample space.
There is bag full of
candies. There are 4 pcs. Of flat
top, 8 pcs. of hany, 6 pcs. of
lollipop, 4 pcs. of milkita and 2
pcs. of choey choco. What is the
probability that a child will
select:
There are 4 pcs. of Flat Tops in
the bag.
There are 8 pcs. of Hany in the bag.
There are 6 pcs. of lollipop in the bag.
There are 4 pcs. of milkita in the bag.
There are 2 pcs. of Choey Choco in
the bag.
A fair die will be rolled. What is
the probability of getting:
a. a number “4” ?
b. an odd number?
c. a number less than 3?
MATH
What statements can
you make about
yourself that is
possible and
impossible?
Direction: Read the problem
comprehensively. Encircle the letter of
the correct answer.
A circle is divided into 10 equal parts
to form a spinner. It is numbered and
colored as shown below. Find the
probability that when the spinner is
spun, the pointer will stop at:
1. A yellow sector
a. 2/5
b. 3/5
c. 1/5
2. A number divisible by 2
a. 1/2
b. 1/5
c. 1/10
3. Red sector with odd number
a. 2/5
b. 1/5
c. 1/10
4. White sector with even number
a. 1
b. 0
5. A number greater than 4
a. 3/5
b. 1/5
c. 1/10
c. 2/5
ANSWER:
1. c
2. a
3. c
4. c
5. a
Research on Fundamental
Counting Techniques (FCT).