Explain that the rows and columns can be transposed. Depending on the context AB and BA may be the same outcome, whereas in other contexts they may be two different outcomes, so a little care is needed in interpretation.

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Outcome table - An outcome table is a table that shows all the possible outcomes.

You may wish to uses the multi-stage trial outcome table as a discussion piece to the lesson. It might be nice to make the pupils combine two different stages first, then compare the outcomes to the outcome table in the slide deck.

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6 Questions

Q1.

Which of these is not a prime number?

Correct answer: 1

Q2.

Which of these is the full factor list of 18?

2, 3, 6, 9

2, 3, 6, 9, 18

1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 18

Correct answer: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18

Q3.

9, 27, 36, 45, 81, 108 are all multiples of and 9.

Correct Answer: 3, three

Q4.

Which of these fair spinners does not have equally likely outcomes?

Correct Answer: An image in a quiz

Q5.

The possible outcomes from this fair spinner are {leg, pea, ant, nut, }.

Correct Answer: saw

Q6.

Which of these calculations leads to a square number?

3 + 4 + 7 + 10 − 2

Correct answer: 6 × 7 − 6

72 − 3 × 5

12 + 5 − 3 × 2

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Q1.

An outcome table is a table that shows __________ of the possible outcomes.

Correct answer: all

none

some

Q2.

This outcome table shows all the possible outcomes for which spinner, when spun twice?

Correct Answer: An image in a quiz

Q3.

Two teams are playing a football match. The table lists the outcomes when each team scores 1, 2 or 3 goals. Which outcome table is completed from team 1's perspective?