Probability Calculations: Playing Cards and Roulette, Study notes of Sport Studies

Exercises on calculating probabilities for various events in playing cards and american roulette. Students will learn to solve equations and determine the likelihood of specific outcomes. Objectives include understanding the concept of probability and solving related equations.

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Probability: Playing Cards and Roulette
Objectives:
Calculating the probability
Understanding events
Events:
1. Solve each equation.
a. 2𝑥 5 = 7 b. 0.02 0.3𝑥 = 1.04
Exercises:
1. Using a standard deck of cards (as seen above) and picking a card for each event. Consider
Aces are the highest cards.
a. Picking a King
b. Picking a King and a Heart
c. Picking a card that is less than 6
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Probability: Playing Cards and Roulette

Objectives:

 Calculating the probability  Understanding events

Events:

  1. Solve each equation. a. 2𝑥 − 5 = 7 b. 0.02 − 0.3𝑥 = 1.

Exercises:

  1. Using a standard deck of cards (as seen above) and picking a card for each event. Consider Aces are the highest cards.

a. Picking a King

b. Picking a King and a Heart

c. Picking a card that is less than 6

d. Picking a card that is at least 9

e. Picking a Queen or a Diamond

f. Picking a card that is no more than 3 g. Picking a Club or a Heart

h. Picking a 5 and a Queen

i. Does not pick a Diamond

  1. Using our American Roulette wheel (as seen above) find the probability for each event. Don not count 0 and 00 as low.

a. The ball lands on the number 27

b. The ball lands on a number that is at least 34

c. The ball lands on a green space d. The ball lands on an even number

e. The ball lands on a number that is at most 4

f. The ball lands on a green or a red space

g. The ball lands on the number 38

h. The ball does not land on a green space.