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AC9M6P01 — Year 6 Probability

Official Curriculum Content Description:

recognise that probabilities lie on numerical scales of 0 – 1 or 0% – 100% and use estimation to assign probabilities that events occur in a given context, using common fractions, percentages and decimals

Worked Examples (1)

Example 1Probability of Single Events
A box of counters in a maths lesson contains 2 yellow counters, 2 purple counters and 2 orange counters. One counter is taken at random. What is the probability that it is purple? Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
Common mistake: Used the number of non-favourite items as the denominator
Correct Answer:1/31/3
Worked Solution:
There are 6 counters in total and 2 are purple, so the probability is 26\frac{2}{6} = 13\frac{1}{3}.

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