probability

Probability of an event
Probability
The PROBABILITY of an event
is the ratio of the number of
times an event occurs to the
number of trials.
P (A) = n (A)
n (S)
Example 1
There are 45 students in form
4 ceria, of which 25 are girls.
A student is selected at
random from the class. Find
the probability that the
selected student is a girl.
Solution:

The total number of students = 45

The number of girls = 25

Let A be the event of selecting a girl

P(A) = number of girls in form 4 ceria

total number of students in form 4 ceria
= 25
45
= 5
9
Example 2
Solution ;
 The number of blue marbles = 180 –
100
= 80
• P ( selecting a blue marble ) =80
100
= 4
9
 Conclusion…
 Probability of event A, P(A)= num.of times event A occur
 number of trials
 If A will not occur, then P(A) = 0
 If A occurs in every trial, then P(A) = 1

Ingeneral
P(A) = n(A)
 n(S)
n(A) = P(A) x n(S)