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Probability

ICSE · Class 10 · Mathematics

Quick revision notes for Probability — ICSE Class 10 Mathematics. Key concepts, formulas, and definitions for last-minute revision.

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Key Topics to Revise

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1. Basic Ideas: Experiment, Sample Space, and Event

  • A random experiment is an operation that gives some outcomes under given conditions.
  • Tossing a coin, throwing a die, and selecting a card from a pack are random experiments.
  • The sample space is the set of all possible outcomes of a random experiment.
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2. Simple Events and Examples

  • An event is called a simple event if it contains only one element.
  • A simple event is the same as an elementary event.
  • Getting a head when a coin is tossed is a simple event.
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3. Playing Cards and Equally Likely Events

  • A pack of playing cards has 52 cards in all.
  • A pack of cards has 26 red cards and 26 black cards.
  • A pack of cards has 4 suits.
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4. Probability of an Event

  • Probability estimates the degree of uncertainty regarding the happening of a given phenomenon.
  • Probability of an event equals number of favourable cases divided by total number of cases.
  • The number of favourable cases is always less than or equal to the total number of cases.

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An operation which gives some outcomesThe set of all possible outcomesAny outcome or combination of outcomesAn event containing only one elementEvents are equally likely when no

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