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CH9 Lesson 1 - Complementary Events

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  • It is sunny outside. What is the complement of this event?
    It is NOT sunny outside.
  • Winning the lottery. What is the complement of this event?
    NOT winning the lottery.
  • If I order a box of 12 glasses and 3 arrive broken, how many could I assume would arrive broken if I ordered 120?
    30: 3/12 = x/120
  • P(landing on an ODD number)
    6/8 or 3/4 or 0.75 or 75%
  • How many different outcomes are possible when rolling two dice?
    6 outcomes on the purple die x 6 outcomes on the green die = 36 total outcomes
  • Finding a 4-leaf clover. What is the complement of this event?
    NOT finding a 4-leaf clover.
  • P(Green or Blue)
    1/2 or 0.5 or 50%
  • Bringing your ID to school. What is the complement of this event?
    NOT bringing your ID to school.
  • P(rolling 6 on purple die) and P(rolling number less than 1 on green die)
    0 or 0%
  • P'(Solid Black or Solid Red)
    7/10 or 0.7 or 70%
  • 25% of the students were wearing sneakers. What is the complement of this event?
    students who were NOT wearing sneakers
  • Find the probability of pulling 2 striped marbles without replacement.
    12/90 or 2/15
  • Wearing a blue shirt. What is the complement of this event?
    Wearing a shirt that is NOT blue.
  • Getting an A on a test. What is the complement of this event/
    NOT getting an A on a test.
  • 75% of students completed their homework. What is the complement of this event?
    students who DID NOT complete their homework.
  • Suppose you spin the spinner twice, find P(Landing on Red, Then Green)
    3/64
  • Picking a red marker out of a box of markers. What is the complement of this event?
    Picking a marker that is NOT red.
  • P(Red or Yellow)
    4/10 or 0.4 or 40%
  • Being on time for school. What is the complement of this event?
    NOT being on time for school.
  • How many different ways can you roll a 7 on these two dice?
    6: {1,6}, {2,5}, {3,4}, {4,3}, {5,2}, {6,1}
  • The Bears won the game. What is the complement of this event?
    The Bears did NOT win the game.
  • What's the probability of pulling 2 solid colored marbles with replacement?
    36/100 or 9/25
  • P'(Yellow)
    6/8 or 3/4 or 0.75 or 75%