Reasoning  Which of these statements has likelihood best described as ​"certain​"? Use pencil and paper. Explain what it is about the statement that makes you think it is certain.

Upper A man drives a car 2 comma 302 miles in 1 hour.
The next baby born at a hospital is a boy.
You roll a standard six dash sided number cube and get a value other than 1.
You flip a coin and get a head or a tail.
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Part 1
Which of these statements has likelihood best described as ​"certain​"?
A.
You roll a standard six dash sided number cube and get a value other than 1.
B.
Upper A man drives a car 2 comma 302 miles in 1 hour.
C.
You flip a coin and get a head or a tail.
D.
The next baby born at a hospital is a boy.

1 answer

To determine which statement is best described as "certain," we need to examine the likelihood of each statement occurring.

A. You roll a standard six-sided number cube and get a value other than 1.

  • The possible outcomes when rolling the die are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. There are 5 outcomes that are values other than 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) out of 6 possible outcomes. Therefore, it is likely but not certain to get a value other than 1.

B. A man drives a car 2,302 miles in 1 hour.

  • This statement is not realistically possible given typical vehicle speeds. Thus, this statement is certainly false.

C. You flip a coin and get a head or a tail.

  • A coin has two sides, heads and tails. When you flip a coin, you will definitely get either heads or tails, and there are no other options. Therefore, this statement is certain.

D. The next baby born at a hospital is a boy.

  • The gender of babies is probabilistic and not certain. While there may be a roughly equal probability for boys and girls, it is not guaranteed that the next baby will be a boy.

Based on these evaluations:

  • C. You flip a coin and get a head or a tail is the statement with likelihood best described as "certain." This is because the outcome of flipping a coin always results in either a head or a tail, with no other possible outcomes.