Probability Sample Space

Probability Sample Space

Multiple Choice

Based on the sample space, what is the probability of NOT wearing a red shirt OR grey trousers?

• 9/16
• 7/16
• 8/16
• 4/16

Multiple Choice

Max is ordering a salad for lunch. He can choose one of chicken, tofu, hard-boiled eggs, or turkey to have on the salad. He can also pick one vegetable topping. The vegetable choices are sprouts, tomatoes, or olives. How many different combinations can Max create?

• 7 combinations

• 12 combinations

• 3 combinations

• 4 combinations

Multiple Choice

How many outcomes are there with tossing a coin and rolling a dice?

• 2
• 6
• 12
• 24

Multiple Choice

What is the sample space when rolling a regular number cube?

• 1

• 2, 4, 6

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

• 6

Multiple Choice

What is the sample space?

• 6 bears

• orange, green, red, white, yellow

• unlikely

• 2 red bears

Multiple Choice

The set of all the possible outcomes is called:

• Result
• Sample Space
• Probability
• Event

Multiple Choice

Which shows the sample space for flipping two coins? 
H = heads, T = tails

• H, T
• HH, HT, TH, TT
• HH, TT
• HH, TT, TT, HH

Multiple Choice

Linda is trying to pick out an outfit for school. She has 4 tops, 3 pants, and 5 shoes to pick from. How many total possible outfit combinations does she have?

• 3

• 5

• 12

• 60

Example 4

The cafeteria has 4 types of sandwiches, 6 types of chips and two types of drinks. How many possible lunch combos are there?

Examples

Example 1: What is the sample space for choosing a prime number less than 15 at random?

Example 2: What is the sample space for choosing 1 jelly bean at random from a jar containing 5 red, 7 blue, and 2 green jelly beans?

Example 3: What is the sample space for choosing 1 letter at random from the word DIVIDE?

Multiple Choice

A bag contains two red marbles, three blue marbles, and four green

marbles. What is the sample space of the marble bag?

• red, blue, green

• 2, 3, 4

• 2 red, 3 blue, 4 green

• red, red, blue, blue, blue, green, green, green, green

Examples

Example 1: What is the sample space for choosing a prime number less than 15 at random?

Example 2: What is the sample space for choosing 1 jelly bean at random from a jar containing 5 red, 7 blue, and 2 green jelly beans?

Example 3: What is the sample space for choosing 1 letter at random from the word DIVIDE?