probability
Reading Passage 1
A Game of Chance
Maya and her friends are playing a game with a six-sided die and a deck of cards. As they take turns, they think about what might happen next. Maya thinks about the probability of rolling a 3 on the die. She knows there is one good outcome out of six total outcomes, so the chance is 1 out of 6. Later, her friend draws a card and asks about getting a red card. This time, there are 26 good outcomes out of 52 total outcomes. The group notices that probability depends on comparing how many good outcomes there are to all the outcomes.
The next day, Maya watches a basketball game and thinks about probability again. She thinks about the chance that her favorite player will make a free throw. She sees that the player makes 7 out of 10 shots during practice. Each shot has possible outcomes, like making or missing the basket. As she watches more shots, she thinks about how often the player is successful and what might happen next. Maya uses her understanding of probability to think about possible outcomes.
Reading Passage 2
A Game of Chance
Maya and her friends are playing a game with a six-sided die and a deck of cards. As they take turns, they begin to think about what might happen next. Maya wonders about the probability of rolling a 3 on the die. She knows there is only one favorable outcome out of six possible outcomes, so the chance is 1 out of 6. Later, her friend draws a card and asks about the chance of getting a red card. This time, there are 26 favorable outcomes out of 52 total outcomes. The group notices that probability depends on comparing how many favorable outcomes there are to how many total outcomes are possible.
The next day, Maya watches a basketball game and starts thinking again about probability. She wonders about the chance that her favorite player will make a free throw. She notices that the player makes 7 out of 10 shots during practice. Each shot has possible outcomes, such as making or missing the basket. As she watches more shots, she begins to think about how often the player is successful and how that might relate to future outcomes. Even though each shot can be different, Maya uses her understanding of probability to make sense of what might happen next.
Reading Passage 3
A Game of Chance
Maya and her friends are playing a game with a six-sided die and a deck of cards. As they take turns, they begin to analyze what might happen next. Maya considers the probability of rolling a 3 on the die. She recognizes that there is one favorable outcome out of six possible outcomes, so the probability is 1 out of 6. Later, her friend draws a card and asks about the likelihood of getting a red card. This time, there are 26 favorable outcomes out of 52 total outcomes. The group observes that probability depends on comparing how many favorable outcomes there are to how many total outcomes are possible.
The next day, Maya watches a basketball game and continues thinking about probability. She considers the chance that her favorite player will make a free throw. She observes that the player makes 7 out of 10 shots during practice. Each shot has possible outcomes, such as making or missing the basket. As she watches more shots, she begins to evaluate how often the player is successful and how that might relate to future outcomes. Even though each shot can vary, Maya applies her understanding of probability to interpret what might happen next.