Lesson 5

Discover

In Module 2 you learned that the probability of any event =

Determining the number of events often involves the use of the fundamental counting principle, permutations, and/or combinations.

Try This 1

It is possible to find different types of name generators online. Typically, word patterns are used to generate a reasonable sounding name. Consider the following superhero name generator. The superhero name becomes the _____A_____  ______B_____  _____C_____, where A, B, and C are words chosen randomly from the following lists.

1. How many three-word names can be made from the table?
2. Pick a superhero name that matches your personality. What is the probability that a three-word name picked at random will match your name?
3. What is the probability that a name, picked at random, will have an animal as the second word?
4. What is the probability that a random new name will have the initials G. S. W.?

Save your responses in your course folder.

Share 1

With a partner or group, discuss the following questions based on what you discovered in Try This 1.

1. How do your strategies for determining the number of possible names compare?
2. Did you use the same strategy to solve Try This 1 question 4? What other strategies could you use?

If required, save a record of your discussion in your course folder.