StatisticsYears 10–11Statistics & Probability

Probability tree diagrams

Use tree diagrams for independent and dependent (conditional) events

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine flipping a coin 🪙. It can land on Heads or Tails. A tree diagram shows all the possible outcomes, like branches on a tree!

  2. 2

    How many branches does a tree diagram have for flipping one coin?

  3. 3

    Build the tree diagram for flipping a coin twice. Drag the branches to show all possible outcomes.

  4. 4

    Let's do a tree diagram for flipping a coin twice together.

  5. 5

    How many total outcomes are there when you flip a coin twice?

  6. 6

    Now try a bag with 2 red and 1 blue marble. Draw a tree diagram for picking one marble, then another without replacing.

  7. 7

    If you pick a red marble first (2 red, 1 blue), how many marbles are left?

Practise Probability tree diagrams with Whizlo

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