Equally likely outcomes

Definition

Outcomes that each have the same probability of occurring.

Used by AQA, Edexcel and OCR

Specification P7 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3

Treating the totals 2 to 12 as eleven equally likely outcomes would therefore give incorrect probabilities.
Revise: Possibility Spaces

Specification P2, P7 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3

A fair device has equally likely outcomes; a fair game is a different idea. For the player, a game is fair when the expected prize money equals the price of playing. In this game each player pays £1, so 30 plays bring in £30.
Revise: Randomness and Fairness

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Specification 11.01d · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher), Paper 5 (Higher), Paper 6 (Higher)

Outcomes that each have the same chance of occurring.
Counting the pairs, rather than counting the possible totals, keeps the denominator tied to equally likely outcomes.
Revise: Simple Probability