Section 3.1 Probability

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What is the probability of drawing an ace from a standard deck of 52 playing cards?

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What is the probability of not answering any questions correctly on a multiple-choice test with 5 questions and 5 choices each?

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0.32768

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If a student is selected at random from a group of freshmen, what is the probability that they own a credit card given that there are 45 credit card carriers out of 60 freshmen?

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0.750

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What is the probability that a spinner will land on a 5 if it has 12 equal sections?

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What is the probability that a dart hits a sector that is not blue in a spinner divided into 52 equal sectors with 8 blue, 24 red, and 20 green?

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Define probability in the context of a random experiment.

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Probability is the measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1.

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What is the formula for calculating the probability of an event?

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Explain the concept of independent events in probability.

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Two events are independent if the occurrence of one does not affect the occurrence of the other.

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What is the probability of rolling a sum of 7 with two six-sided dice?

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What is the difference between theoretical probability and experimental probability?

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Theoretical probability is based on the expected outcomes, while experimental probability is based on actual experiments.