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 Probability Spaces

This slide show will demonstrate how to

draw a probability space and use it to
calculate probabilities.

The example will draw a probability

space for a 6 sided and a 12 sided dice.
First we need a table

Probability Space
Now consider the 6 sided dice

Probability Space
6 Sided Dice
There are 6 possible outcomes

Probability Space

1
2
6 Sided Dice

3
4
5
6
Now consider the 12 sided dice

Probability Space
12 Sided Dice

1
2
6 Sided Dice

3
4
5
6
There are 12 possible outcomes

Probability Space
12 Sided Dice

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1
2
6 Sided Dice

3
4
5
6
Add the scores per combination

Probability Space
12 Sided Dice

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1
2
6 Sided Dice

3
4
5
6
 1+1=2

Probability Space
12 Sided Dice

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 2
2
6 Sided Dice

3
4
5
6
 1+2=3

Probability Space
12 Sided Dice

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 2 3
2
6 Sided Dice

3
4
5
6
 1+3=4

Probability Space
12 Sided Dice

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 2 3 4
2
6 Sided Dice

3
4
5
6
 And so on …

Probability Space
12 Sided Dice

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2
6 Sided Dice

3
4
5
6
 … until the table is filled.

Probability Space
12 Sided Dice

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
6 Sided Dice

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
 What use is this?

Probability Space
12 Sided Dice

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
6 Sided Dice

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
 Consider the question below.
What is the probability of rolling the two dice
and getting a total score of 2?

Probability Space There are 72

possible
1 2 3 4
12 Sided Dice
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
outcomes
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 shown in this
23 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
table.
6 Sided Dice

34 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
45 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Only one of
56
6 7
7
8
8
9
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
17
18
them results in
a total of 2.
 Consider the question below.
What is the probability of rolling the two dice
and getting a total score of 2?

Probability Space So the

12 Sided Dice probability is…
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
12
23
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9 10 11 12
10 11 12 13
13
14
1
6 Sided Dice

34 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
45 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

72
56 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
 Now consider this question.
What is the probability of rolling the two dice
and getting a total score of 8?

Probability Space 72 outcomes

12 Sided Dice 6 of them result
12 3
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
6
9
7 8 9
10 11 12
10 11
13
12
in a total of 8

8 1
23 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
6 Sided Dice

34 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
45
56
6
7
7
8
8
9
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
16
17 =
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
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By S. Howarth

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