DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN MATHEMATICS 8

Ⅰ. LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the lesson, students are expected to:

1. Define the probability of simple events;
2. Find the probability of simple events;
Ⅱ. SUBJECT MATTER
A. Topic: Probability of Simple Events
B. Reference:
 Mathematics 8 Learners Module, First Edition, 2013
 Mathematics 8 Q4 -Module 8: Finding Probability of Simple Events
C. Materials: Cartolina, Chalk, whiteboard marker, eraser, laptop, tv and die.
D. Time allotment: 60 minutes
E. Strategies: Collaborative learning and lecture method
F. Values integration: Patience and perseverance and being prayerful

Ⅲ. LEARNING STRATEGIES
Component Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
A. Daily Routine
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
Engage 3. Energizer
4. Checking of attendance
5. Classroom Reminders
6. Brainstorming

Review:

Before we proceed to our new lesson for today, let

us first recall the different terms we discussed
yesterday by completing this crossword puzzle.

“Reveal Me”

Directions: Complete the crossword puzzle.

Words/terms can be written vertically or
horizontally.

ACROSS
3 – an individual outcome in a sample space
4 – it is a set of some elements or outcomes of an
experiment
5 –activity involving chance that can have different
result

DOWN
1 – it is the set of all possible outcomes of an
 experiment
2 – the result of an experiment Expected answers:

Motivation:

Explore “What is My Level of Certainty”

Direction: Study the figure below then identify

whether each given statement is
impossible, unlikely, even chance, likely,
or certain to happen.

Expected answers:
1. The sun will rise tomorrow.
1. certain

2. Landing a head when flipping a coin. 2. even chance

 3. unlikely

3. Being struck by lightning.

4. likely

4. Picking a yellow ball in a bag with 10 yellow

balls and 2 red balls.

5. impossible

5. A man getting pregnant.

6. even chance

Questions:
1. Which among the statements are certain to
happen?
2. Which among the statements has even chance to
happen? 7
3. Which of them is impossible to happen?
4. How do you describe the certainty of an event?
5. What do you think is our lesson for today?

8. impossible
 Expected Answers
1. The sun will rise
tomorrow and a week has
7 days
2. Landing a head when
flipping a coin and there is
50% chance that I will win
the game.
3. A man getting pregnant
and a pig flies.
4. Students’ answers may
vary
5. Students’ answers may
vary
Probability is the measure of how likely an event is
to occur. It is the ratio of the number of ways a
Explain certain event can occur to the number of possible
outcomes.
The more likely an event is to occur, the higher its
probability. The less likely an event is to occur, the
lower its probability.

0.25 0.75

25% 75%

Probability Rules
1. The probability of any event is a number (either
a fraction, a decimal, or a percent) from 0 to 1.
Example: The weather forecast shows 70% rain.
7
P(rain) = 70% or 0.7 or
10
2. If an event will never happen, then its
probability is 0.
Example: When a single die is rolled, find the
probability of getting an 8.
Since the sample space consists of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
and 6, it is impossible to get an 8.
Hence,
 0
P (8) = =0
6
3. If an event is sure to happen, then the probability
is 1.
Example: When a single die is rolled, what is the
probability of getting a number less than 7?

Since all the outcomes {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} are less

than 7,
6
P (number less than 7) = = 1
6
4. The sum of the probabilities of all outcomes in
the sample space is 1.
Example: If a coin is flipped,
1 1
P(Tail) = and P(Head) =
2 2
P(Tail) + P(Head) = 1
1 1
+ =1
2 2

Probability of Simple Event

Simple Event is an event with only one outcome.

To find the probability of a simple event,

we use the formula,

number of favorable outcomes

P(event) =
number of all possible outcomes

n(E)
in symbol P ( E )= , where E is the event, n( E)
n(S)
is the number of favorable outcomes, while n(S) is
the total number of possible outcomes of an
experiment or the total number of outcomes in the
sample space.
Example 1. In rolling a die once, what is the
probability of rolling a 4?
Solution:
Rolling a die has 6 possible outcomes: {1,2,3,4,5,6}

n(E)
P ( E )=
n(S)
1
P (rolling a 4) =
6
1
Therefore, the probability of rolling a 4 is or
6
 0.17 or 17%
Example 2. In a complete deck of cards, what is the
probability of picking a heart?
Solution:
A deck of 52 cards consists of 13 hearts, 13
diamonds, 13 clubs and 13 spades

n(E)
P ( E )=
n(S)
13 1
P (heart) = =
52 4
1
Therefore, the probability of picking a heart is or
4
0.25 or 25%

Example 3. A bag contains 7 red balls, 5 orange

balls, 4 yellow balls, 6 green balls, and 3 blue balls.
What is the probability of drawing an orange ball?
Solution: a bag contains a total of 25 balls.

n(E)
P ( E )=
n(S)
5 1
P (orange ball) = =
25 5
Therefore, the probability of drawing an orange ball
1
is or 0.20 or 20%
5

Example 4. In the word MATHEMATICS, what is

the probability that the letter chosen is a consonant
if one letter is chosen at random?

Solution: In the word MATHEMATICS, there are

eleven letters and seven of which are consonants

n(E)
P ( E )=
n(S)
7
P (consonant) =
11
Therefore, the probability of drawing an orange ball
7
is or 0.64 or 64%
11

Group Activity
Elaborate
I will group you into 3 groups. Please count from 1
to 3. You will only be given 10 minutes to finish the
 activity, after that paste your work on the board and
each group will choose two members to present
their work.

Direction: Complete the table by finding the

probability of the different events.

GROUP 1.
There are 3 red pens, 4 blue pens, 2 black pens and Expected answers:
5 green pens in a drawer. Suppose you choose a pen
at random. Find the probability that the pen is, NOTE: PLEASE
PROVIDE EXPECTED
Event Solution Conclusion ANSWERS.
a. blue

GROUP 2.
A deck of standard playing cards has 52 cards: 4
suits (heart, club, diamond, and spade).
If a card is drawn randomly, find the probability that
is,
Event Solution Conclusion
a. a face card

GROUP 3.
In the word PHILIPPINES, if one letter is chosen at
random, find the probability that is,
Event Solution Conclusion
a. a vowel

For your group activity please observe the rubrics.

(see attached rubrics) Expected answers:

Generalization
1. Who among the class can define probability?
2. What is a simple event?
3. What is the formula in solving the probability of a
simple event?

Evaluate Directions: Read each question and encircle the Expected answers:
letter of the correct answer.

1. What is referred to as the likelihood or chance

that an event will happen or occur?
A. Event C. Experiment
B. Probability D. Outcome
2. The local weather forecaster said that there is
 70% chance of rain tomorrow. What is the
probability that it will NOT rain tomorrow?
A. 0.3 C. 0.7
B. 30 D. 70
3. Earl Darren is asked to choose a day from a
week. What is the probability of choosing a day
which starts with S?

4 1
A. C.
7 7
2 5
B. D.
7 7
4. Choosing a month from a year, what is the
probability of selecting a month with 31 days?

5 7
A. C.
12 12
1 1
B. D.
2 3
5. If a letter is chosen from the word
PERSEVERANCE, what is the probability that
the letter chosen is E?

5 7
A. C.
12 12
1 1
B. D.
2 3

6. Of the 45 students in a class, 25 are boys and 20

are girls. If a student is selected at random for a
field trip, what is the probability of selecting a
girl?

4 5
A. C.
9 9
6 7
B. D.
9 9

7. Wilbert’s chance of winning the SSLG election

as president is 50%. What is the likelihood that
Wilbert will win the election?
A. certain C. impossible
B. likely D. even chance
8. A committee has 4 female and 7 male members.
If they randomly elect an officer from among
themselves, what is the probability that the
elected officer a female?

7 5
A. C.
11 11
 4 6
B. D.
11 11
9. What is the probability of getting a tail when a
fair coin is tossed once?

1 1
A. C.
4 2
D. 1
1
B.
3
10.

IⅤ. Assignment

A. List down at least three situations from your experiences, wherein you wondered for a
probability of a certain event.

CRITERIA Outstanding Satisfactory Developing Beginning

(5) (4) (3) (2)
Mathematical Explanation Explanation Explanation Explanation
Reasoning shows thorough shows substantial shows gaps in shows illogical
reasoning and reasoning. reasoning. reasoning.
insightful
justifications.
Accuracy All computations All computations Most of the Some of the
are correct and are correct. computations are computations are
shown in detail. correct. correct.
Presentation The presentation The presentation The presentation The presentation
is written in a is written in a is written in a is written in a
very convincing clear manner. disorganized clear manner. No
manner. Appropriate manner. Some use of any visual
Appropriate and visual materials visual materials materials.
creative visual used. used.
materials used.