Benchmarks 9D (The Mathematical World: Uncertainty)
Grades 6-8, page 229
Probabilities are ratios and can be expressed as fractions, percentages,
or odds.
Benchmarks 9D (The Mathematical World: Uncertainty)
Grades 6-8, page 229
How probability is estimated depends on what is known about the situation.
Estimates can be based on data from similar conditions in the past or on
the assumption that all the possibilities are known.
Benchmarks 12B (Habits of Mind: Computation and Estimation)
Grades 6-8, page 291
Estimate probabilities of outcomes in familiar situations, on the basis
of history or the number of possible outcomes.