7/8/2025
IGCSE MATH
0580
Topic 8 Probability
1.
Probability is the study of _____, likelihood of __________ happening.
2.
Theoretical Probability is ____________ experimental probability.
For example,
The theoretical probability / experimental probability of getting a head by
throwing a fair coin is 0.5.
Jim flipped a coin 50 times and got 29 heads. The theoretical probability /
29
experimental probability of getting a head is 50.
3.
Favorable outcomes are events that are ______ happening.
4.
Total number of outcomes are _____ different type of possible outcomes in a
situation.
5.
Formula of probability =
6.
Venn diagram:
𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔
𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔
Universal set
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union
7.
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∈
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Relative frequency =
8.
Combined events: ______________ (two events), ______________ (more than
two events)
9.
Conditional probability: Symbol ______________
10. (Extension) Pascal’s triangle and binomial expansion
11. (Extension) Buffon’s needle experiment
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