Which event is least likely to occur?Rolling a number less than 6 on a twelve-sided die, numbered from 1 to 12.Spinning a spinner divided into five equal-sized sections colored red/green/yellow/blue/purple and landing on some color.Winning a raffle that sold a total of 100 tickets, if you buy 11 tickets.Reaching into a bag full of 18 strawberry chews and 2 cherry chews without looking and pulling out a strawberry chew.
Q. Which event is least likely to occur?Rolling a number less than 6 on a twelve-sided die, numbered from 1 to 12.Spinning a spinner divided into five equal-sized sections colored red/green/yellow/blue/purple and landing on some color.Winning a raffle that sold a total of 100 tickets, if you buy 11 tickets.Reaching into a bag full of 18 strawberry chews and 2 cherry chews without looking and pulling out a strawberry chew.
Calculate Probability of Rolling: Calculate the probability of rolling a number less than 6 on a twelve-sided die.There are 5 numbers less than 6 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) on a twelve-sided die.Probability = Number of favorable outcomes / Total number of outcomesProbability = 125
Calculate Probability of Spinning: Calculate the probability of spinning a spinner divided into five equal-sized sections and landing on some color.Since there are five sections and each is equally likely, the probability of landing on any one color is the same.Probability = 51
Calculate Probability of Winning: Calculate the probability of winning a raffle that sold a total of 100 tickets, if you buy 11 tickets.Probability = Number of tickets you have / Total number of ticketsProbability = 10011
Calculate Probability of Pulling Out: Calculate the probability of reaching into a bag full of 18 strawberry chews and 2 cherry chews without looking and pulling out a strawberry chew.Probability = Number of strawberry chews / Total number of chewsProbability = 18+218Probability = 2018Probability = 109
Compare Probabilities: Compare the probabilities to determine the least likely event.Rolling a number less than 6 on a twelve-sided die: 125Spinning a spinner and landing on some color: 51Winning a raffle with 11 tickets: 10011Pulling out a strawberry chew: 109Convert all probabilities to decimals for easier comparison:Rolling a number less than 6 on a twelve-sided die: 0.4167Spinning a spinner and landing on some color: 0.2Winning a raffle with 11 tickets: 0.11Pulling out a strawberry chew: 0.9The smallest decimal represents the least likely event.
Identify Least Likely Event: Identify the least likely event based on the smallest probability.Rolling a number less than 6 on a twelve-sided die: 0.4167Spinning a spinner and landing on some color: 0.2Winning a raffle with 11 tickets: 0.11Pulling out a strawberry chew: 0.9The least likely event is winning a raffle with 11 tickets, which has a probability of 0.11.
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