Probability
Mathematics K–10 (2022) · Stage 4 · View this focus area on the NESA NSW Curriculum website ↗
Outcomes
MA4-PRO-C-01 solves problems involving the probabilities of simple chance experimentsContent dot points
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Determine probabilities for chance experiments
- List the sample space for chance experiments 4 resources
- Express the probability of an event, which has a finite number of equally likely outcomes, as P(event) = (numberoffavourableoutcomes)/(totalnumberofoutcomes) 5 resources · 1 interactive/game
- Recognise that probabilities range from 0 (impossible) to 1 (certain) and that equally likely outcomes have equal probabilities 4 resources · 1 interactive/game
- Verify that the total of the probabilities of all possible outcomes of an event is 1
- Identify and describe theoretical (expected) probabilities as being the likelihood of outcomes occurring under fair or unbiased conditions 1 resource · 1 interactive/game
- Explain that observed probability is the relative frequency resulting from repeated trials of a simulation and determine observed probabilities 6 resources · 4 interactive/game
- Explore relative frequencies by using a random number generator to repeat a chance experiment a number of times 2 resources · 2 interactive/game
Determine probabilities for complementary events
- Identify and describe the complement of an event 1 resource · 1 interactive/game
- Verify that the sum of the probability of an event and its complement is a total of 1 3 resources · 1 interactive/game
- Solve problems involving the probability of complementary events 3 resources
- Represent the possible outcomes for complementary events in various forms
Focus area resources
Stage 4 planning resources
Stage- or course-wide documents (scope and sequences, guides) that cover this focus area alongside others.
- Unit/PlanningSample scope and sequence: Stage 4 core (NESA no. 11)
- Unit/PlanningStage 4 – sample scope and sequence
- Unit/PlanningStage 4 – stage based – sample scope and sequence