Assigned on Tuesday May 26, 2009
Due on Wednesday June 3, 2009
Lesson is worth 12 points given the extended time in which you have to complete it.
On Tuesday, those of who were in school received a double-sided practice sheet titled 12-4 Practice Probability of Compound Events on one side and 12-4 Word Problem Practice Probability of Compound Events on the other side.
You are responsible for answering ALL questions with work and evidence of your thought process on a separate sheet of paper.
I understand that we had just begun our conversation around compound probability on Tuesday, but I am confident that with all this time at your disposal you can come to a stronger understanding of:
- compound events that are either independent or dependent
- mutually exclusive and inclusive events
In particular, the trick is to figure out when to multiply fractions and when to add them and perhaps most intriguingly, when to work subtraction into the mix. Area diagrams can be a huge help in making sense of these situations as can simply writing out possible outcomes as we did with permutations and combinations.
Furthermore, upon our return we will be looking to finish off Chapter 12 and prepare to launch into a reflection of all the content covered this school year in anticipation of the final exam, which for many of you, is a major determinant of how your final grade looks.
To this end, you should also read over lessons 12-5 and 12-6 and attempt the Mid-Chapter Test on page 671.
Keep in mind that the web address for the online version of the book is available at the top of this blog and that I am happy to respond to math queries at nkhodjat@gmail.com
The unexpected closing of school is not cause for us to dismiss the content goals we have in mathematics and I strongly encourage you to follow the recommendations in this blog posting.
