Lesson 09: Multi-Step Experiments | Unit 8: Probability and Sampling

Multiple Choice

A vending machine has 5 colors (white, red, green, blue, and yellow) of gumballs and an equal chance of dispensing each. A second machine has 4 different animal-shaped toys (lion, elephant, horse, and alligator) and an equal chance of dispensing each. If you buy one item from each machine, what is the probability of getting a yellow gumball and a lion toy?

• 1/20
• 1/15
• 1/5
• 1/10

Open Ended

The numbers 1 through 10 are put in one bag. The numbers 5 through 14 are put in another bag. When one number is chosen from each bag, what is the probability of getting the same number? Explain your reasoning.

Open Ended

When rolling 3 standard number cubes, the probability of getting all three numbers to match is $$\frac{6}{216}$$ . What is the probability that the three numbers do not all match? Explain your reasoning.

Multiple Choice

If 6 coins are flipped, find the probability that there is at least 1 flip that lands on heads.

• 1/2
• 1/64
• 6/64
• 63/64