A
single
event involves the
use of ONE item such as:
one card being drawn
one coin being tossed
one die being rolled
one person being chosen
Example:
From a
normal deck of 52 cards, what is the probability of choosing the queen of
clubs?
The
deck contains only one queen of clubs,
so the probability will be 1/52.
A
compound
event
involves the use of two or more items such as:
two
cards being drawn
three
coins being tossed
two dice
being rolled
four
people being chosen
Examples:
1. Amy has 5
tank tops, 3 pairs of jeans, and 2 pairs of sneakers. How many
different outfits consisting of one tank top, one pair of jeans, and one
pair of sneakers are possible?
Using
Counting Principle: 5 • 3 • 2 =
30 outfits
2. How many
different 4 letter words can be formed from the letters in the word MATH?
