Quiz about Probability and Simulations

Question 1

Which is the best way to simulate choosing one student out of 12 to be the class president?

Accepted Answer

roll a die and flip a coin

Answer

roll a die

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spin a spinner with 4 sections

Answer

flip a coin

Question 2

The questions on a multiple choice test each have 6 answer choices. Which model can be used to simulate randomly selecting the correct answer on a 20 question multiple choice test?

Accepted Answer

rolling a six-sided number cube 20 times

Answer

rolling a six-sided number cube 6 times

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spinning a spinner with 4 equal sized sections 4 times

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choosing 1 marble in a bag of 20 different colored marbles

Question 3

The probability of it raining today is 30%.  What is the probability that it will NOT rain?

Accepted Answer

70%

Answer

30%

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100%

Answer

0%

Question 4

Probability can be written as ...

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Answer

a fraction

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a decimal

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a percent

Question 5

P(not A) =
*Remember to simplify.*

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

6/8

Answer

2/8

Answer

1/4

Question 6

A jar contains 2 green marbles, 4 blue marbles, 3 yellow marbles, and 2 black marbles. A marble is chosen at random from the jar and replaced. Then a second marble is chosen at random. Find the probability of the first marble being green and the second marble being yellow.

Accepted Answer

6/121

Answer

4/121

Answer

8/121

Answer

3/121

Question 7

How many total outfit options are represented?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

22

Answer

3

Question 8

You roll a six sided die. What is the probability of rolling an even number three times in a row?

Accepted Answer

1/8

Answer

3/100

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/6

Question 9

P(2 then 5) =

Accepted Answer

1/36

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/12

Question 10

The tree diagram shows the outcomes of rolling a die and flipping a coin.
What is the probability of rolling an even number and flipping a head?

Accepted Answer

3/12

Answer

1/2

Answer

4/12

Answer

0/12

Question 11

Question 11.

Accepted Answer

1/8

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/6

Question 12

Question 12.

Accepted Answer

1/12

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/8

Answer

1/3

Question 13

Max rolls a number cube 5 times. Below is the data from his experiment. Find the experimental probability that the next roll Max makes will be a 1?
Outcomes: 1, 3, 3, 4, 4

Accepted Answer

1/5

Answer

3/5

Answer

1/6

Answer

2/5

Question 14

What is the relative frequency of getting TT?

Accepted Answer

1/5

Answer

2

Answer

7/10

Answer

1/2

Question 15

Find the probability that a point chosen at random inside the figure shown is in the shaded area. (11-2)

Accepted Answer

4/15

Answer

2/15

Answer

11/15

Answer

1/15

Question 16

What is the probability of getting a factor of six or a five when rolling a fair number cube one time?

Accepted Answer

5/6

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Question 17

What is an outcome?

Accepted Answer

The result of an experiment

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The chance or likelihood of an event

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A fraction, decimal, or a percent

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An activity that gives various results

Question 18

A set of all possible outcomes is known as -

Accepted Answer

a sample space

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a list

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a complement

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an event

Question 19

You pick a marble from this bag.
What is the probability you will choose either a black or white marble?

Accepted Answer

3/5

Answer

9/100

Answer

1/10

Answer

2/5

Question 20

The tree diagram shows the outcomes of rolling a die and flipping a coin.
What is the probability of rolling a number higher than 3 and flipping a tails?

Accepted Answer

3/12

Answer

1/12

Answer

2/12

Answer

4/12

Question 21

A sportswriter wants to know how strongly Toledo residents support the Toledo MudHens baseball team. She stands outside the stadium one summer day to interview the first 20 people that enter the stadium. The population for this survey is...

Accepted Answer

all Toledo residents

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all people at the game

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all MudHens fans

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everyone in the world

Question 22

_________ is a sample in which each individual or object in the entire population has an equal chance of being selected.

Accepted Answer

Random Sample

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Sample

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Population

Answer

Quartile

Question 23

At a middle school, the 7th graders will conduct a survey for where to go on a field trip. Which method will result in the least biased decision?

Accepted Answer

to randomly choose some 7th grade students to select a location

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to randomly ask 8th grade students who went on a field trip last year

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to ask all 7th grade teachers and administrators for a location

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to ask the student council to choose a location

Question 24

The entire group studied is called the

Accepted Answer

population

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sample

Question 25

Zoie completes a report by asking 70 students across campus. She wants to know how many Middle school students do not wash their hands after using the bathroom. What is the sample size?

Accepted Answer

70 randomly selected students

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washing their hands

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Zoie

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Middle school students

Question 26

Increasing the sample size of an experiment will reduce the

Accepted Answer

variability of the estimates made from the data collected.

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bias of the estimates made from the data collected.

Answer

probability of the event occurring.

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relative frequency of the event occurring.

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