Content Area: Math

 

Index: 4.4B Grade 6 CPI 2

 

Standard: 4.4 - Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Mathematics

 

Strand: B - Probability

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 2 -  The student will determine probability using intuitive, experimental, and theoretical methods (e.g., using model of picking items of different colors from a bag)

·        Given numbers of various types of items in a bag, what is the probability that an item of one type will be picked

·        Given data obtained experimentally, what is the likely distribution of items in the bag  

 

Grade: 6

 

Sample Assessment Questions:

 

·        If a computer randomly chooses a letter in the word "mathematics," what is the probability that it chooses the letter "a"?

 

Answer: 2/11

The contents of the CPI's and Framework Activites come from the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards (NJCCCS) - CD-ROM (Version 1.0), which was developed collaboratively by the Newark Teachers Union (NTU) and Seton Hall University (SHU)

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