WS05 - Canteen conundrums

Use this work sample to assess students' knowledge and skills to identify the possible combinations for 2 events.

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Year level(s) Year 8
Audience Teacher
Purpose Assessment advice, Assessment task
Format Downloadable resources
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches Feedback
Keywords tree diagrams, Venn diagrams, complementary events, determine probabilities, 4 operations

Curriculum alignment

Curriculum connections Numeracy
Strand and focus Probability
Topics Data representation and interpretation, Statistical investigations
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions
AC9M8P01
Recognise that complementary events have a combined probability of one; use this relationship to calculate probabilities in applied contexts

AC9M8P02
Determine all possible combinations for 2 events, using two-way tables, tree diagrams and Venn diagrams, and use these to determine probabilities of specific outcomes in practical situations

Numeracy progression Understanding chance (P6)

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