Probability of Drawing a Rose
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CCSS Support Math II Unit 4
This example demonstrates the probability of drawing a rose from a vase. The core mathematical concept involved is probability and statistics. The commands used include Border, Gear, Book, etc., which are used to construct the example. Suitable for middle or high school students learning probability and statistics.
GeoGebra Commands & Parameters
LaTeX("\text{What is the probability the rose is yellow?}") → Question2LaTeX("\text{Describe the sample space and identify the number of outcomes in it.}") → Pg1ALaTeX((("\text{\left\{\textcolor{#000099}{ " * Total) * "}\right\}}")) → Pg1DLaTeX("\text{Define the event and identify the number of outcomes in it.}") → Pg2ALaTeX((((((((("\text{There are \textcolor{#000099}{" * Red) * "+") * Pink) * "+") * Yellow) * "=") * RPY) * "} possible outcomes when selecting a rose from the vase.}")) → Pg1ELaTeX("\text{The sample space is the set of all possible outcomes.If \textcolor{#000099}{R} represents a red rose,\textcolor{#000099}{P} represents a pink rose,and }") → Pg1BLaTeX("\text{\textcolor{#000099}{Y} represents a yellow rose,the sample space is:}") → Pg1CLaTeX("\text{The event is “selecting a yellow rose”.}") → Pg2BLaTeX((((("\text{There are \textcolor{#000099}{ " * Yellow) * "} yellow roses in the vase,so there are \textcolor{#000099}{ ") * Yellow) * "} outcomes in this event.}")) → Pg2CLaTeX("\text{Determine the probability of the event.}") → Pg3ALaTeX("\text{Use the formula for the probability of an event:}") → Pg3BLaTeX("\text{Probability formula}") → Pg3GFractionText(Yellow / RPY) → Pg3IBLaTeX("\text{Substitute “selecting a yellow rose” for \textcolor{#000099}{E},\textcolor{#000099}{6} for the number of outcomes}") → Pg3HBLaTeX("\text{in \textcolor{#000099}{E},and \textcolor{#000099}{18} for the number of outcomes in the sample space.}") → Pg3HCLaTeX("\text{The probability of selecting a yellow rose is}") → Pg3JAFractionText(Yellow / RPY) → Pg3JBLaTeX("\text{.}") → Pg3JCLaTeX((((("\text{\textcolor{#000099}{P}(selecting a yellow rose)=\textcolor{#000099}{\frac{(" * Yellow) * ")}{(") * RPY) * ")}}}")) → Pg3HLaTeX("\text{\textcolor{#000099}{P}(selecting a yellow rose)=}") → Pg3ILaTeX("\text{Simplify.}") → Pg3ICLaTeX((((((("\text{A vase contains \textcolor{#000099}{ " * Red) * "} red roses,\textcolor{#000099}{ ") * Pink) * "} pink roses,and \textcolor{#000099}{ ") * Yellow) * "} yellow roses.A rose is selected at random.}")) → QuestionLaTeX("\text{\textcolor{#000099}{P(E)}=\frac{number \;of \;outcomes\; in\textcolor{#000099}{\;E}}{number\; of\; outcomes \;in \;the \;sample \;space}}") → Pg3CLaTeX("\text{\textcolor{#000099}{P(E)}=\frac{number \;of \;outcomes\; in\textcolor{#000099}{\;E}}{number\; of\; outcomes \;in \;the \;sample \;space}}") → Pg3FLaTeX("\text{In this formula,the event (\textcolor{#000099}{E}) is “selecting a yellow rose”,the number of outcomes in the event is \textcolor{#000099}{6},and the number}") → Pg3DLaTeX((("\text{of outcomes in the sample space is \textcolor{#000099}{" * RPY) * "}.Substitute these values into the formula.}")) → Pg3ELaTeX("\text{\textcolor{#000099}{P(E)}=\frac{number \;of \;outcomes\; in\textcolor{#000099}{\;E}}{number\; of\; outcomes \;in \;the \;sample \;space} in a uniform probability model.}") → WTK2LaTeX("\text{\mathbf{Probability\; of \;an \;event\; \textcolor{#000099}{E}} denoted \textcolor{#000099}{ P(E)},and is given by}") → WTK1LaTeX((("\text{Red rose=" * Red) * "}")) → DKTRLaTeX((("\text{Pink rose=" * Pink) * "}")) → DKTPLaTeX((("\text{Yellow rose=" * Yellow) * "}")) → DKTY