Mathematics / Year 8 / Statistics and Probability / Chance

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Identify complementary events and use the sum of probabilities to solve problems (ACMSP204)

Elaborations
  • identifying the complement of familiar events
  • understanding that probabilities range between 0 to 1 and that calculating the probability of an event allows the probability of its complement to be found
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Numeracy Numeracy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Complementary events

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5 direct matches to ACMSP204

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Introduction to games of chance

  • TLF-IDA003641

This lesson explores how to predict outcomes of games of chance. Students investigate the concepts of luck, skill and fairness, using dice games. They calculate probabilities for one and two dice rolls and compare the odds for different combinations of dice in a variety of game scenarios. The lesson is outlined in detail ...

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The wide wide world of sports betting

  • TLF-IDA003660

This lesson explores the difference between perfectly predictable events (like the roll of a die) and less certain events (such as sports). Students investigate mathematically how sports bookmakers create odds to guarantee themselves a profit and pay gamblers less for a win than they deserve. The lesson is outlined in ...

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Possible outcomes: Year 8 – planning tool

  • TLF-IDA003248

This planning resource for Year 8 is for the topic of Possible outcomes. Students are introduced to more complex probability concepts, terminology and visual representations. These concepts may be challenging for students to comprehend and will need multiple examples incorporating relevant teaching strategies.

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Work sample Year 8 Mathematics: Random selection

  • TLF-IDA004062

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 8 Mathematics. The primary purpose for the work sample is to demonstrate the standard, so the focus is on what is evident in the sample not how it was created. The sample is an authentic representation ...

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Can you beat the system?

  • TLF-IDA003659

In this lesson, students calculate the average expected value of losses on a roulette wheel over time, and use these values to analyse the cost of gambling on these games. They also study the flaws inherent in betting systems to determine whether these systems are weighted in the favour of game operators making a profit. ...

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