6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

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Probability II

List Outcomes

Make a list of all possible outcomes for each experiment.

Then write the total number of outcomes.

1. toss a coin and toss a 2. toss a coin and spin the spinner
   green/red counter


2. pick a card without looking 4. spin the spinner and pick a cube
   and roll a number cube without looking

1

4

6

234

1

5

6

Yes

No

Spinner 1

31

2

Spinner 2

21

43

31

2

Yo u can make an organized list to show all possible

outcomes of an experiment.

In an experiment, Sandra spins the two given

spinners. Find all possible outcomes. How many

possible outcomes are there?

 Look at the spinners to find the possible outcomes.

Spinner 1: Blue (B), Red (R), or Green (G)

Spinner 2: 1, 2, or 3

 Make an organized list of the possible pairs of

outcomes. Then count the number of outcomes.

Blue (B) - 1 Red (R) - 1 Green (G) - 1

Blue (B) - 2 Red (R) - 2 Green (G) - 2

Blue (B) - 3 Red (R) - 3 Green (G) - 3

So there are 9 possible outcomes.

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