MA19.8A.43

Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 8 - Grade 8 Accelerated

MA19.8A.43
Describe events as subsets of a sample space (the set of outcomes) using characteristics (or categories) of the outcomes, or as unions, intersections, or complements of other events (or and not“). [Algebra I with Probability 37]“

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

Methods for describing events from a sample space using set language (subset, union, intersection, complement).

Skills

Students are able to:

Interpret the given information in the problem.
Accurately determine the probability of the scenario.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Set language can be useful to define events in a probability situation and to symbolize relationships of events.

Vocabulary

Subsets
Sample space
Unions
Intersections
Complements
Event
Outcome

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