7.SP.C.8
Find probabilities of compound events using organized lists, tables, tree diagrams, and simulation.
Cluster 7.SP.CInvestigate chance processes and develop, use, and evaluate probability models.
Sub-standards
- 7.SP.C.8.aUnderstand that, just as with simple events, the probability of a compound event is the fraction of outcomes in the sample space for which the compound event occurs.
- 7.SP.C.8.bRepresent sample spaces for compound events using methods such as organized lists, tables and tree diagrams. For an event described in everyday language (e.g., “rolling double sixes”), identify the outcomes in the sample space which compose the event.
- 7.SP.C.8.cDesign and use a simulation to generate frequencies for compound events. For example, use random digits as a simulation tool to approximate the answer to the question: If 40% of donors have type A blood, what is the probability that it will take at least 4 donors to find one with type A blood?
Where this sits in the school year
Our Grade 7 Math scope and sequence teaches 7.SP.C.8 in Unit 11: Probability, weeks 30–32.
Quantify chance from 0 to 1, build uniform and observed-frequency models, and find compound probabilities with lists, tables, trees, and simulation. See the full pacing guide →
Builds on
Suggested prerequisites. This sequencing is our editorial guidance, not part of the Common Core.
Teaching Kits for this standard
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