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Mathematics 8
Quarter 4 – Week 7
Illustrating an Experimental Probability and
a Theoretical Probability and Solving Problems
Involving Probabilities of Simple Events
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Mathematics – Grade 8
Learner Activity Sheets
Quarter 4 – Week 7: Illustrating an Experimental Probability and a Theoretical
Probability and Solving Problems Involving Probabilities
of Simple Events
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Learners Activity
Sheets
Mathematics 8
Illustrating an Experimental Probability

and a Theoretical Probability and Solving
Problems Involving Probabilities of
Simple Events
Annalyn T. Laspoňas, Jocelle G. Romorosa

Sta. Irene National High School
Deped Division of Agusan del Sur
annalyn.laspoňas@deped.gov.ph, jocelleromorosa404@gmail.com
MATHEMATICS 8
QUARTER 4, WEEK 7
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 7

ILLUSTRATING AN EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILITY AND A THEORETICAL
PROBABILITY AND SOLVING PROBLEMS INVOLVING PROBABILITIES OF
SIMPLE EVENTS
Name of the Learner: ___________________________________ Section: ______________
School: _________________________________________________ Date: _________________
I. Learning Competency:
a. The learner finds the probability of a simple event (M8GE-4h-1)
b. The learner illustrates an experimental probability and a theoretical
probability and solves problems involving probability of simple events
(M8GE-IVi-1).
II. Instructions: This activity worksheet focuses on finding the probability of

simple event. Read the given examples and answer each activity on a separate
sheet of paper.
III. Discussion
The branch of mathematics that deals with uncertainty is probability.
PROBABILITY can be defined as the mathematics of chance. It is a mathematical

model for quantifying the uncertainty in some situations. Probability is constantly
used in informal manner.
PROBABILITY is a measure or estimation of how likely it is that an event will

occur.
Examples:
* Rolling a die
A die is rolled. Find the probability of each event:

a. Getting a number three.
Solution:
The sample space is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, so there are six outcomes in the

sample space.
1
P(3) = since there is only one way to obtain a 3.
6
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* Tossing or flipping a coin
Two coins are tossed. Find the probability that both coins land tails up.
Solution:
The sample space for tossing two coins is HH, HT, TH and TT. Since there
are 4 events in the sample space and only one to get two tails (TT), the answer is
1
P (TT) =
4
*Picking a card from a standard deck of cards
What is the probability of getting a HEART from a deck of cards?
Solution:
The sample space for drawing a card is 13 Diamonds, 13 Hearts, 13
Spades, 13 Clubs (Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King), so there are 52
total possible outcomes in the sample space. And there are 13 ways to draw a
Heart.
13 1
P (heart) = =
52 4
Probability of Simple Events
¿ of ways a certain outcome can occur

Probability =
Total Possible Outcomes( Sample Space )
The probability of an event, P (event), is a number from 0 to 1 which tells how

likely the event is to happen.
Take a closer look at the probability line below.
Impossible Unlikely Even Chance Likely Certain

______________________________________________________________
1 1 3
0
4 2 4
1
0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Probability Rules
1. The probability of any event is a number (either a fraction, a decimal, or a

percent) from 0 to 1.
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Example: The weather forecast shows a 70% rain.
P (rain) = 70%
2. If an event will never happen, then its probability is 0.
Example: When a single die is rolled, find the probability of getting an 8.
Since the sample space consists of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, it is impossible to get an 8.
0
Hence, P(8) = = 0.
6
3. If an event is sure to happen, then the probability is 1.
Example: When a single die is rolled, what is the probability of getting a number
less than 7?
Since all the outcomes {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} are less than 7,
6
P (number less than 7) = =1
6
4. The sum of the probabilities of all the outcomes in the sample space is 1.
Example: In rolling a fair die, each outcome in the sample space has a probability
1
of .
6
Hence, the sum of the probabilities of the outcomes is 1.
1 1
If a fair coin is flipped, P(T) = and P(H) =
2 2
Day 1
Activity 1A: LET’S TOSS AND PLAY WITH OUR HEARTS

Directions: Play with a friend, then answer the questions below.
1. In playing “Snake and Ladder”, roll the die once.

a. How many possible outcomes are there? _______
b. What are those outcomes? __________________
c. If you want to moved ahead 4 spaces on the board, then what is the
probability of rolling a 4? ________
d. If your friend wants to move ahead 9 spaces on the board, then what is
the probability of rolling a 9? ________ Why? _________________
2. Using a deck of cards, determine each probability.

a. How many possible outcomes are there? __________________
b. What is the probability of getting a Queen heart? ____________________
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c. If you want to get all hearts in a deck of cards, what is the probability?
_____________________________
d. What is the probability of NOT getting a HEART from the deck of cards?
_____________________________
Activity 1B: MATCH ME WITH THE PROBABILITY SCALE
Direction: Match the following with each letter on the probability line. Number 1 is
done for you.
a b c d e
Impossible Unlikely Even Chance Likely Certain
______________________________________________________________
1 1 3
0
4 2 4
1
___e___1. There are 7 days in a week.

_______2. Out of 20 items, Jann got 15.
_______3. In the Philippines, it will snow in March.
_______4. If you flip a coin, it will come down heads.
_______5. The day before Monday is Sunday.
Day 2
Fundamental Counting Principle states that if there are p ways to do
the first event, and q ways to do the second event, then you can find the total
number of outcomes by multiplying p and q, that is (p)(q).
Example 1:
Jake has two shirts, four pairs of pants and three sweaters. How many
different outfits can he make?
Solution:
First, notice how many of each type of clothing Jake has.
Shirts: 2
Pants: 4
Sweaters: 3
Next, use the Counting Principle to find the number of possible outfits.
# of outfits = 2 x 4 x 3
= 24
So, Jake has 24 options of outfits to wear.
Example 2:
The school cafeteria offers a choice of two main courses (Grilled cheese
sandwiches or soup of the day) and five desserts (jello, pudding, fruit cups, sundaes,
or granola bars). How many different lunches could you have?
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Solution:
Main Courses Desserts
G, S j, p, f, s, b
G is for grilled cheese sandwiches j is jello
S is for soup p is pudding
f is fruit cups
s is sundaes
b is granola bars
List all possibilities:
Gj Gp Gf Gs Gb
Sj Sp Sf Ss Sb
There are 10 possible lunches.

Note: 2 x 5 = 10
Activity 2: COUNT AND ANSWER…
Directions: Read the following situations carefully then answer all the questions
below.
1. One Saturday morning, you washed most of your clothes and they are still wet.
Your friend invites you to attend his/ her birthday party and you are left with only
2 pants and 3 shirts. In how many different ways can you dress?
a. How many choices do you have for pants? __________

b. How many choices for shirts are there? ___________
c. How many different ways can you dress? ____________
d. You have 2 choices for pants and 3 choices for shirts. What should you
do with the two tasks to get the answer easily and quickly? ___________
2. You go to a restaurant to buy some breakfast. The menu says, for food:
pancakes, waffles, or home fries; and for drinks: coffee, juice, hot chocolate, and tea.
How many different choices of food and drink do you have? Illustrate the choices by
using the table below.
Hot
Foods/ Coffee Juice Tea
chocolate
Drinks (C ) (J) (T)
(H)
Pancake (P) PC PT
Waffles (W) WJ
Fries (F) FH
a. How many choices of food are there?
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b. How many choices for drinks are there?
c. By counting, how many different choices of food and drink do you have?
d. If the number of choices for food is f and d for drinks, what expression
helps you find the answer quickly and correctly?
Problem Solving Involving Probability of a Simple Event
Probability Word Problems
Example 1:
If there are three red marbles, two blue marbles, and one yellow marble in
a bag. Solve for the following probabilities.
a. Probability of getting red marble

b. Probability of getting blue marble
Solution:
a. # of favorable outcomes: There are three red marbles
# of all possible outcomes: There are 6 total marbles
Probability =
3 1
P(red) = or
6 2
b. # of favorable outcomes: There are two blue marbles

# of all possible outcomes: There are 6 total marbles
Probability =
2 1
P(blue) = or
6 2
Month Problem
Example:
What is the probability that you are born in a month that ends in ‘er’?
Solution:
Solve for P(er)
There are four months that end in ‘er’

(January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August,
September, October, November, December)
# of favorable outcomes: The four months that end in ‘er’
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# of all possible outcomes: There are 12 total months

Probability =
4 1
P(er) = or
12 3
Activity 3: COME! SOLVE WITH ME….

Directions: Solve the following problems.
1. If you took the book title, “Kingdom of Denall” and each letter was made into a
card and put into a basket, what is the probability that you will reach in and draw
out a letter n?
2. In a pet shop that sells only dogs and cats, there are 24 animals for sale, 10 are
cats. If I choose an animal at random, what is the probability of selling a dog?
Day 3
Activity 4: LET’S HELP THEM ENJOY THEIR VACATION IN BEACH!

Read the following carefully then perform the task diligently.
The family plans for a three-day summer vacation in beach after the community
lockdown. The challenge is to present variety of transportation packages within the
allotted budget of the family. Create a variety of transportation options for the
family to choose from. Explain how you arrived at these options.
Rubric on the activity for Transportation Packages

4 3 2 1
Neat, readable,
correctly Neat, readable,
labeled correctly
Readable and
diagram, and labeled
Visual Appeal correctly Messy
has a very diagram, and
labeled
creative design has a creative
that enhances design
the diagram
Computation Correct and Detailed but Detailed but Not detailed
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with minor
with major
of Charge detailed
errors
errors
Based on
Based on sound
Based on
correct mathematical Based on
Proposal mathematical
equation and reasoning guessing
computation
computation without
computation
Experimental Probability is found by Theoretical Probability is a ratio
repeating an experiment and observing expressing the ways to be successful to
the outcomes. It involves the collection of the total events in an experiment.
data through experiments or simulations.
number of ×events occur

P(event)=
total number of possible outcomes
number of favorable outcomes
P(event)=
Example: total number of possible outcomes
A coin is tossed 10 times: A head is Example:
recorded 7 times and a tail 3 times. What A coin is tossed. What is the theoretical
is the experimental probability of getting probability of getting head?
head? number of favorable outcomes

P(event)=
P(event)=
total number of possible outcomes 1
P(head)=
2
7
P(head)=
10 How about the tail?
How about the tail? number of favorable outcomes

P(event)=
P(event)=
total number of possible outcomes 1
P(tail)=
2
3
P(tail)=
10
Activity 5
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Directions: Analyze the question and the problem carefully then fill in the table
below correctly.
1. What is the theoretical probability that you will roll any number on the dice?
2. Now experiment: Roll the dice 20 times and use tally marks to record your
results then get the total.
Numbe Tallies Total
r ❑
P(1)=
20
1
P(2)=
2
4 ❑
20
5
❑
P(3)=
20
❑
P(4)=
20
❑
P(5)=
20
❑
P(6)=
20
Day 4
Activity 6
Directions: Analyze the problem carefully and answer the question that follows.
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Amanda used a standard deck of 52 cards selected a card at random. She recorded
the suit of card she picked, and then replaced the card. The results are in the table
below.
Diamonds IIIII II
Hearts IIII IIII
Spades IIII IIII I
Clubs III
1. Based on her result, what is the experimental probability of

selecting a diamond?
2. What is the theoretical probability of selecting a diamond?
3. Compare these results and describe your findings.
Activity 7
Directions: Analyze carefully the situation, then answer what is asked for.
1. Suppose you are playing “Snake and Ladder” with a friend and you roll the
die once
a. How many possible outcomes are there?
b. What are those outcomes?
c. If you want to move ahead 4 spaces on the board, then what is the
probability of rolling a 4?
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d. If your friend wants to move ahead wants to move ahead 8 spaces on the
board, then what is the probability of rolling an 8? Why?
V. Reflection:
1. What are the things that you have learned in this activity sheet?……
2. What are the challenges/ hindrances that you encounter in this

activity?....
3. How did you answer or respond to the challenges that you have
encountered?
Learner’s Activity Sheets in Mathematics 8

Answer Key
Activity 1A
1. a. 6
b. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
Activity 1B
1
c. P(4) = 1. e
6
2. d
0
d. P(9) = or 0 because it 3. a
6
4. c
is impossible to get a 9 in a die
5. e
2. a. 52 outcomes
1
b. P(Queen Heart) = Activity 2
52
1. a. 2
13 1
c. P(hearts) = or b. 3
52 4
c. 6
d. # of ways to
dress = 6
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Activity 3 Activity 5
2 1
1. P(n) = 1.
15 6
14 7 2. Answers may vary
2. P(dog) = or
24 12
Activity 6
7
Activity 4: (Answers vary) 1.
30
13
2.
52
3. Answers may vary
Activity 7
a.6
b.1,2,3,4,5&6
1
c.
6
References:
Mathematics 8 Learner’s Module, Practical Mathematics 8

Papaieronymou, I. (2012). College Students' Achievement and Understanding of
Experimental and Theoretical Probability: The Role of Tasks. Michigan State
University. Mathematics
Education.file:///C:/Users/Admin/Downloads/Papaieronymou_grad.msu_0128D_
11514.pdf
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Development Team of the Learners Activity Sheets

Lay-out Reviewers: Hermando D. Lozano, Ivy Rose M. Alabado, Arnel B. Cruz

Management Team: Minerva T. Albis

Illustrating an Experimental Probability

Annalyn T. Laspoňas, Jocelle G. Romorosa

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 7

Name of the Learner: ___________________________________ Section: ______________

School: _________________________________________________ Date: _________________

II. Instructions: This activity worksheet focuses on finding the probability of

The branch of mathematics that deals with uncertainty is probability.

PROBABILITY can be defined as the mathematics of chance. It is a mathematical

PROBABILITY is a measure or estimation of how likely it is that an event will

A die is rolled. Find the probability of each event:

The sample space is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, so there are six outcomes in the

*Picking a card from a standard deck of cards

What is the probability of getting a HEART from a deck of cards?

Probability of Simple Events

¿ of ways a certain outcome can occur

The probability of an event, P (event), is a number from 0 to 1 which tells how

Take a closer look at the probability line below.

Impossible Unlikely Even Chance Likely Certain

1. The probability of any event is a number (either a fraction, a decimal, or a

Example: When a single die is rolled, find the probability of getting an 8.

Since the sample space consists of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, it is impossible to get an 8.

3. If an event is sure to happen, then the probability is 1.

Activity 1A: LET’S TOSS AND PLAY WITH OUR HEARTS

1. In playing “Snake and Ladder”, roll the die once.

2. Using a deck of cards, determine each probability.

Activity 1B: MATCH ME WITH THE PROBABILITY SCALE

___e___1. There are 7 days in a week.

There are 10 possible lunches.

Activity 2: COUNT AND ANSWER…

a. How many choices do you have for pants? __________

a. How many choices of food are there?

Problem Solving Involving Probability of a Simple Event

Probability Word Problems

a. Probability of getting red marble

b. # of favorable outcomes: There are two blue marbles

There are four months that end in ‘er’

# of favorable outcomes: The four months that end in ‘er’

¿ of ways a certain outcome can occur

Activity 3: COME! SOLVE WITH ME….

Activity 4: LET’S HELP THEM ENJOY THEIR VACATION IN BEACH!

Rubric on the activity for Transportation Packages

repeating an experiment and observing expressing the ways to be successful to

the outcomes. It involves the collection of the total events in an experiment.

data through experiments or simulations.

number of ×events occur

A coin is tossed 10 times: A head is Example:

is the experimental probability of getting probability of getting head?

head? number of favorable outcomes

How about the tail? number of favorable outcomes

Numbe Tallies Total

Hearts IIII IIII

Spades IIII IIII I

1. Based on her result, what is the experimental probability of

2. What is the theoretical probability of selecting a diamond?

3. Compare these results and describe your findings.

b. What are those outcomes?

2. What are the challenges/ hindrances that you encounter in this

Learner’s Activity Sheets in Mathematics 8

Name of the Learner: _____________________ Section:

School: _________________________________ Date: _

_e_1. There are 7 days in a week.