Sample Space Diagrams – Demonstration

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I’m playing Monopoly and want to land on Park Lane to buy it.
I need a 7.
What is the probability I roll a 7 on 2 dice?

1
𝑃 ( 7) =
6
 Sample Space Diagrams
Imagine one dice was red and one was blue.
Dice 1 There are 36
+ equally likely outcomes.
How many ways can
2 3 4 5 6 7 we get a 7?

3 4 5 6 7 8 P(7) = =
4 5 6 7 8 9
Dice 2

5 6 7 8 9 10
P(12) =
6 7 8 9 10 11
7 8 9 10 11 12 P(6) =
Total Score
Sample Space Diagrams

Dice 1 P(8) =

+
P(9) = =
2 3 4 5 6 7
3 4 5 6 7 8
P(even) = =
4 5 6 7 8 9
Dice 2

5 6 7 8 9 10 P(0) = =

6 7 8 9 10 11 =
P(more than 7) =
7 8 9 10 11 12
P(3, 5 or 10) = =
Total Score
 A student makes a hexagonal spinner (1-6) ①
and a pentagonal spinner (1-5).
a) Complete the Sample Space Diagram for
spinning both and adding their scores.
1st Spinner
1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4
3
2nd Spinner
Calculate:
2

b) P(11) = 3

c) P(7) = 4

d) P(8 or more) = 5
e) P(4 or 9) = Total Score

f) P(the same number on both spinner) =

 A dice and a coin are thrown at the same time. ②

a) Complete the Sample Space Diagram.

Dice
1 2 3 4 5 6
Head H, 1
Coin

Tail T, 5

b) Calculate the probability of scoring a 4 on the dice and a heads on the coin.

c) Calculate the probability of scoring tails and an odd number on the dice.

d) P(Heads and a number greater than 2) =

e) P(NOT a 5 and NOT Heads) =

 A 6-sided and a 4-sided die are thrown and ③
the product of their results recorded.

a) Complete a Sample Space Diagram.

b) P(Even number) = e) P(NOT a prime number) =

c) P(less than 10) = f) P(NOT a square number) =

d) P(NOT more than 2) = g) P(11) =

 A student makes a hexagonal spinner (1-6) ①
and a pentagonal spinner (1-5).
a) Complete the Sample Space Diagram for
spinning both and adding their scores.
1st Spinner
1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3 4 5 6 7 8
2nd Spinner
Calculate:
2

b) P(11) = 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

c) P(7) = 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
d) P(8 or more) = 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
e) P(4 or 9) = Total Score

f) P(the same number on both spinner) =

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 A dice and a coin are thrown at the same time. ②

a) Complete the Sample Space Diagram.

Dice
1 2 3 4 5 6
Head H, 1 H, 2 H, 3 H, 4 H, 5 H, 6
Coin

Tail T, 1 T, 2 T, 3 T, 4 T, 5 T, 6

b) Calculate the probability of scoring a 4 on the dice and a heads on the coin.

c) Calculate the probability of scoring tails and an odd number on the dice.

d) P(Heads and a number greater than 2) =

e) P(NOT a 5 and NOT Heads) =

Answers
 A 6-sided and a 4-sided die are thrown and ③

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the product of their results recorded.

a) Complete a Sample Space Diagram.

Dice 1
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 1 2 3 4 5 6

2 4 6 8 10 12
Dice 2

2
3 3 6 9 12 15 18

4 4 8 12 16 20 24

b) P(Even number) = e) P(NOT a prime number) =

c) P(less than 10) = f) P(NOT a square number) =

d) P(NOT more than 2) = g) P(11) =

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