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Probability: Graphic Calculator

The document describes how to use a graphic calculator to simulate coin toss experiments. It explains how to use the randBin function to model tossing a fair coin 10 times over 40 simulations, tracking the number of heads each time. It then lists 5 probability exercises calculating the likelihood of different outcomes over various simulated trials of coin tosses, die rolls, and card draws.

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Probability: Graphic Calculator

The document describes how to use a graphic calculator to simulate coin toss experiments. It explains how to use the randBin function to model tossing a fair coin 10 times over 40 simulations, tracking the number of heads each time. It then lists 5 probability exercises calculating the likelihood of different outcomes over various simulated trials of coin tosses, die rolls, and card draws.

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Graphic Calculator

Probability

Throw a Die !

Pick a Card !

Toss a Coin !

Model the tossing of a fair coin 10 times. We want to track how many of
those 10 coin tosses result in heads. We also want to perform this
simulation 40 times. The probability of obtaining a head in a fair coin
1
toss is 0.5 or . It is the same probability for tails.
2
Step 1:

Go to the MATH key

Step 2:

Now go to PRB and scroll down to 7:randBin


And Press Enter ( This means random binomial )

Step 3:

Type in the following in the randBin brackets


randBin(10,.5,40)

This means 10 coin tosses, probability of heads and 40


simulations
Step 4:

Enter to evaluate and the following will appear:


{ 5 5 7 4 6 6 3 ...

This list contains the count of heads resulting from each set of 10
coin tosses. We can use the arrow keys to look at all of the results
over the 40 simulations.
Exercise:
Find the probability of each of the following coin tosses:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)

P(tails) over 6 tosses simulated 20 times


P(heads)over 7 tosses simulated 60 times
P(number 6 in a die) over 10 throws simulated 20 times
P(Queen in pack) over 5 choices simulated 10 times
P(Ace of Hearts) over 5 choices simulated 10 times

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