Likelihood and possible outcomes
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Which order goes from least likely to most likely?
A fair spinner has equal-sized sections. blue: 1 section; green: 4 sections; red: 6 sections.
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A fair spinner has equal-sized sections. blue: 1 section; green: 4 sections; red: 6 sections.
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Answer: blue, green, red
- The sections have equal chances.
- Order the labels by their numbers of sections, from smallest to largest.
- Answer: blue, green, red.
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Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0
VC2M4P01
describe possible everyday events and the possible outcomes of chance experiments and order outcomes or events based on their likelihood of occurring; identify independent or dependent events
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- These items use explicit chance experiments and combinations; a separate assessment of describing everyday events is not claimed.
- VC2M4P01-C01Describe possible everyday events.
- VC2M4P01-C02Describe possible outcomes of chance experiments.
- VC2M4P01-C03Order outcomes by their likelihood of occurring.
- VC2M4P01-C04Order events by their likelihood of occurring.
- VC2M4P01-C05Identify independent events.
- VC2M4P01-C06Identify dependent events.
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- 01More, less and equally likely
- 02Certain, probable, unlikely and impossible
- 03Identify independent and dependent events
- 04Combinations