How Do You Find the Probability of the Complement of an Event?

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Probability can help you solve all sorts of everyday problems! This tutorial shows you how to find the probability of the complement of an event using gummy worms!

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Background Tutorials

Find a percent of a quantity as a rate per 100 (e.g., 30% of a quantity means 30/100 times the quantity); solve problems involving finding the whole, given a part and the percent.
- How Do You Turn a Fraction Into a Percent?
  
  Looking for some practice converting fractions to percents? Then this tutorial was made for you! Follow along as this tutorial shows you how to convert a fraction to a percent.Take a look!
Understand subtraction of rational numbers as adding the additive inverse, p - q = p + (-q). Show that the distance between two rational numbers on the number line is the absolute value of their difference, and apply this principle in real-world contexts.
- How Do You Subtract Fractions with Different Denominators?
  
  Subtracting fractions with unlike denominators doesn't have to be a nightmare. Just find a common denominator and everything calms down! See how to keep your fraction subtraction calm with this tutorial.
- How Do You Subtract Fractions with the Same Denominator?
  
  Subtracting fractions with like denominators? Just subtract the numerators and put the result over the common denominator! To see this process in action, check out this tutorial!
Understand that the probability of a chance event is a number between 0 and 1 that expresses the likelihood of the event occurring. Larger numbers indicate greater likelihood. A probability near 0 indicates an unlikely event, a probability around 1/2 indicates an event that is neither unlikely nor likely, and a probability near 1 indicates a likely event.
- What is Probability?
  
  Probability can help you solve all sorts of everyday problems, but first you need to know what probability is! Follow along with this tutorial to learn about probability!
Develop a uniform probability model by assigning equal probability to all outcomes, and use the model to determine probabilities of events.
- How Do You Find the Probability of a Simple Event?
  
  Working with probabilities? Check out this tutorial! You'll see how to calculate the probability of picking a certain marble out of a bag.
Represent sample spaces for compound events using methods such as organized lists, tables and tree diagrams. For an event described in everyday language (e.g., 'rolling double sixes'), identify the outcomes in the sample space which compose the event.
- What is an Outcome?
  
  When you're conducting an experiment, the outcome is a very important part. The outcome of an experiment is any possible result of the experiment. Learn about outcomes by watching this tutorial!
Describe events as subsets of a sample space (the set of outcomes) using characteristics (or categories) of the outcomes, or as unions, intersections, or complements of other events ('or,' 'and,' 'not').
- What is the Complement of an Event?
  
  When you learn about probablilities, the complement of an event is a must-know term! This tutorial introduces you the complement of an event.

How Do You Find the Probability of the Complement of an Event?

How Do You Find the Probability of the Complement of an Event?

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Background Tutorials

Find a percent of a quantity as a rate per 100 (e.g., 30% of a quantity means 30/100 times the quantity); solve problems involving finding the whole, given a part and the percent.

How Do You Turn a Fraction Into a Percent?

Understand subtraction of rational numbers as adding the additive inverse, p - q = p + (-q). Show that the distance between two rational numbers on the number line is the absolute value of their difference, and apply this principle in real-world contexts.

How Do You Subtract Fractions with Different Denominators?

How Do You Subtract Fractions with the Same Denominator?

What is Probability?

Develop a uniform probability model by assigning equal probability to all outcomes, and use the model to determine probabilities of events.

How Do You Find the Probability of a Simple Event?

Represent sample spaces for compound events using methods such as organized lists, tables and tree diagrams. For an event described in everyday language (e.g., 'rolling double sixes'), identify the outcomes in the sample space which compose the event.

What is an Outcome?

Describe events as subsets of a sample space (the set of outcomes) using characteristics (or categories) of the outcomes, or as unions, intersections, or complements of other events ('or,' 'and,' 'not').

What is the Complement of an Event?