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Probability scale from 0 to 1 marked impossible, even chance and certain, with example events rolling a 7 on a die, landing on heads, and rolling less than 7 on a die

Probability describes how likely an event is when the result is random. It is always a number from 0 to 1, where 0 means impossible and 1 means certain.

An outcome is one possible result, such as landing on blue. An event is the result you care about, and we write its probability as P(blue)P(\text{blue})P(blue).

If a question lists every possible outcome, their probabilities must add to 1. In symbols, P(all outcomes)=1P(\text{all outcomes}) = 1P(all outcomes)=1, and this helps you find missing values and check your answers.

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The probability that a biased dice will land on a 6 is 0.3

The dice is going to be rolled 200 times.

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  1. GCSE
  2. /Maths
  3. /Probability

Revision notes for Edexcel GCSE Maths Probability: explanations and worked examples.

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A biased coin has a probability of 0.620.620.62 of landing on heads. It is tossed 150 times. Estimate the number of times it will land on heads.