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In this real-world application of compound probability, students will calculate probabilities of independent and dependent events and conditional probability.
With this activity, your students will be tasked with creating a social media marketing strategy for a local small business. They will calculate probabilities using the platform’s analytics to determine the content that will generate the greatest return on investment.
This can be done in groups or as an individual, alternative assessment.
This resource includes:
– 3 pages of student material
– room for extensions of this activity
– critical thinking and reflection questions
– mutually exclusive and overlapping events
– independent and dependent events
– conditional probability
How is this real life application different from regular compound probability word problems?
Most word problems have one question that needs to be answered and little follow up or detail. My real world math activities stretch one idea or scenario into a meaningful performance task that can be used as a full assessment of student learning.
This application is more than interpreting the question and quickly getting to the answer. Your students will be challenged to think critically about each scenario and defend their solutions.
The best part? All of the topics are relevant and modernized (because kids don’t care about calculating CD sales or cell phone minutes anymore).
Ways you can use this compound probability word problem activity in your Algebra 2 classroom:
⭐Whole Group: This real world math activity is perfect for guided notes and introducing overlapping and disjoint events.
⭐Small Group: Your students can work together to complete this word problems worksheet and have discussions about different strategies for finding theoretical probability.
⭐ Individual: I have used this activity as a formative assessment for my Algebra 2 students. It usually takes them about one class period to complete on their own.
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⭐ Compound Probability Guided Notes and Worksheet
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