6. (2 marks)explain the difference between odds and probability. it will be a good idea to create or show an
example you remember from class.
7. (2 marks, the city of selkirk is planning a fun day.
a. the probability of it raining on fun day is 3 out of 24. state the odds that it will not rain on fun
day.
b. the odds for winning a prize at fun day are 2: 1. state the probability of winning a prize.
8. (3 marks) erwin is a farmer in rural manitoba. there is an equal probability that a farmer in erwin's area
will plant one of two crops: wheat or canola.
erwin surveys 10 farmers in the area and finds out that 7 of them plan to plant wheat.
a. state the theoretical probability that a surveyed farmer will plant wheat.
b. state the experimental probability that a surveyed farmer will plant canola.
c. explain why erwin might decide to plant canola even though most farmers in the area are
planning to plant wheat.
9. (2 marks) you are given the data set: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
a. express the probability of the number 2 being randomly selected from the set.
b. express the probability of not selecting the number 5 from the set.
10. mark on a quiz out of 10 marks, the scores of the students were: 3, 4, 6, 7, 7, 8, and 10. express the odds
that a randomly selected student scored greater than 50% on the quiz.
11. (1 mark) the odds against an event occurring are 1: 5. express the odds in favour of the event occurring.