Quiz about Probability

Question 1

A bag contains 30 pieces of candy. There are 15 grape, 7 cherry, 3 lemon, 5 strawberry. What is the probability of drawing a lemon?

Accepted Answer

1/10

Answer

3

Answer

3/10

Answer

30%

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

6/8

Answer

2/8

Answer

1/4

Question 3

Clara picks a marble at random, puts it back, and then picks another marble at random.

Accepted Answer

Independent

Answer

Dependent

Question 4

Pablo chooses a colored marble from a mixed bag and writes down the color. Pablo leaves it out and then draws another.

Accepted Answer

Dependent

Answer

Independent

Question 5

Victor picks a card at random. Without putting the first card back, he picks a second card at random.

Accepted Answer

Dependent

Answer

Independent

Question 6

A bag has 3 red marbles, 2 blue and 4 yellow. What is the theoretical probability of pulling a red?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

3/10

Answer

3/9

Answer

1/9

Question 7

The probability based on frequency of outcomes during an experiment

Accepted Answer

experimental probability

Answer

fundamental counting principle

Answer

mutually exclusive event

Answer

dependent event

Question 8

The outcome of one event does not influence the outcome of the other event

Accepted Answer

independent event

Answer

tree diagram

Answer

simple event

Answer

odds

Question 9

The outcome of one event does influence the outcome of the other event

Accepted Answer

dependent event

Answer

mutually exclusive event

Answer

probability

Answer

simple probability

Question 10

You flip a nickel three times.
Find the probability that all flips will land on tails.

Accepted Answer

1/8

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/6

Question 11

The theoretical probability of rolling an even number on a dice.

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

3/6

Answer

1/6

Answer

5/6

Question 12

The spinner is divided into eight equal parts. Find the theoretical probability of landing on the given section of the spinner.P(white)=

Accepted Answer

5/8

Answer

1/8

Answer

7/8

Answer

3/7

Question 13

The grocery store will ask another group of 25 dentists each to recommend a toothpaste brand. Based on the information in the table, what is the most reasonable prediction of the number of dentists in this group who will recommend Brand T?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

9

Question 14

The table shows the number of votes for different school mascots. Based on the information in the table, what is the most reasonable prediction of the number of votes for eagle out of the next 25 votes?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

72

Answer

1

Answer

21

Question 15

A bag contains:-5 red marbles-6 blue marbles-3 green marbles-4 black marbles-2 yellow marbles
A marble will be drawn from the bag and replaced 100 times. What is a reasonable prediction for the number of times a green or black marble will be drawn?

Accepted Answer

35

Answer

14

Answer

65

Answer

7

Question 16

Ichiro has a set of 20 cards that each show a different number, as shown. Ichiro will randomly select one of these cards. What is the probability that the card he selects will be a prime number?

Accepted Answer

8/20

Answer

8/12

Answer

1/8

Answer

10/20

Question 17

A principal randomly chose 40 students from grade 5. Of these students, 9 were wearing watches. Based on this information, what is the most reasonable prediction of the number of students wearing watches in a group of 120 students from grade 5?

Accepted Answer

27

Answer

9

Answer

18

Answer

80

Question 18

Twenty-five people were asked which gift was their favorite. Using the table,which statement is false?

Accepted Answer

Perfume & clothes were favored half the time.

Answer

Perfume & flowers were equally favored

Answer

Jewelry was the favorite 1/5 of the time.

Answer

Flowers were twice as popular as clothes

Question 19

There are 8 blue marbles in a bag of 20 total marbles. What is the probablity of NOT choosing a blue marble at random from the bag?

Accepted Answer

60%

Answer

40%

Answer

80%

Answer

85%

Question 20

While standing outside of the school waiting to go home, you notice that 3 out of every 12 students leaving school are on their cell phones.  What is the probability that the next student leaving school will NOT be on his or her cell phone?

Accepted Answer

75%

Answer

25%

Answer

30%

Answer

70%

Question 21

On Saturday, 20 out of 80 thirteen year olds slept past 9 AM.  What percent slept past 9 AM?

Accepted Answer

25%

Answer

30%

Answer

40%

Answer

75%

Question 22

100 second graders were asked to do a book report about one of these four zoo animals.  The number of students who chose each animal is shown in the table.  If 250 second graders had to choose of of the four animals, predict how many would choose to write about a giraffe.

Accepted Answer

60 students

Answer

50 students

Answer

40 students

Answer

30 students

Question 23

How many combinations of outfits can you make from 3 pairs of shorts, 2 shirts, and 1 pair of shoes?

Accepted Answer

6 combinations

Answer

8 combinations

Answer

5 combinations

Answer

4 combinations

Question 24

All possible ways these two spinners can be spun are listed in the table.  When both spinners are spun, what is the probability that AT LEAST one "2" will be spun?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

5/12

Answer

1/4

Question 25

What is the probability of tossing two six-sided dice and both landing on 3?

Accepted Answer

1/36

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/4

Question 26

Ten marbles are in a bag.  What is the probability of choosing a black marble, replacing it back into the bag, and then getting a white marble?

Accepted Answer

2/25

Answer

3/50

Answer

1/8

Answer

3/5

Question 27

What is the sum of P(event) and its complement?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

0

Answer

0.5

Answer

None of these

Question 28

If there is a 70% chance of rain, what is the probability that it will NOT rain?

Accepted Answer

30%

Answer

100%

Answer

50%

Answer

10%

Question 29

There are 8 marbles in a bag. 3 are striped. What is the P(NOT striped)?

Accepted Answer

None of these

Answer

3/8

Answer

5/3

Answer

3/5

Question 30

Which of the following describes theoretical probability?

Accepted Answer

a.      Determining the expected probability of an event

Answer

a.  Perform an experiment to determine the probability

Answer

a.  Perform a simulation and count the number of possible outcomes

Answer

a.  Use trials to count the number of desired outcomes

Question 31

Experimental Probability is:

Accepted Answer

What actually happens

Answer

What Will happen

Answer

What should happen

Answer

What I think Happens

Question 32

What is the probability of hitting the Bankrupt when spinning the wheel?

Accepted Answer

1/24

Answer

1/30

Answer

1/25

Answer

1/23

Question 33

What is the sum of P(event) and its complement?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

0

Answer

0.5

Answer

None of these

Question 34

John has 20 DVDs in his collection. 9 are super hero movies and the rest are comedies. If John selects a movie at random, what is the probability the movie is a comedy?

Accepted Answer

1 - 9/20 , because the probability is 11/20.

Answer

1 + 9/20 , because the probability is 11/20.

Answer

1 - 11/20 , because the probability is 9/20.

Answer

1 + 11/20 , because the probability is 9/20.

Question 35

Brandon rolls two dice that are numbered from 1 to 6. What is the probability that the sum is NOT 6?

Accepted Answer

31/36

Answer

5/36

Answer

1/6

Answer

None of these

Question 36

Alison chooses a playing card at random from a standard deck. What is the P(NOT heart)?

Accepted Answer

75%

Answer

25%

Answer

50%

Answer

None of these

Question 37

Six friends are going to play a ball game.  Each team has 3 players.  How many different team combinations are possible?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

120

Answer

6

Answer

18

Question 38

At summer camp, the campers pick two activities for the first day of camp.  They can choose from among hiking, canoeing, rock climbing, and bird watching.  How many different combinations of activities are there?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

12

Answer

2

Answer

8

Question 39

At the middle school, a student takes 4 core classes a day.  There are 6 different core classes offered.  How many different combinations of classes are there?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

24

Answer

720

Answer

360

Question 40

Ms. Hudson's literature class is voting on the 2 most influential people of the 18th century.  The choices are 5 famous people.  How many different combinations are possible?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

120

Answer

20

Answer

60

Question 41

Event A has a probability of 0.3. What is the probability of the complement of Event A?

Accepted Answer

0.7

Answer

30%

Answer

3/100

Answer

7/100

Question 42

What is an outcome?

Accepted Answer

The result of an experiment

Answer

The chance or likelihood of an event

Answer

A fraction, decimal, or a percent

Answer

An activity that gives various results

Question 43

A set of all possible outcomes is known as -

Accepted Answer

a sample space

Answer

a list

Answer

a complement

Answer

an event

Question 44

The letters that form the word MATHEMATICS are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a letter that is a vowel?

Accepted Answer

4/11

Answer

8/121

Answer

2/11

Answer

4/121

Question 45

The spinner is spun two times.  Determine the probability of landing on red the first spin and on green the second spin .

Accepted Answer

1/9

Answer

1/10

Answer

0

Answer

1/12

Question 46

In a box there are 3 red pens, 2 green pens, and 1 blue pen. What is the probability of picking a red pen, replacing it, and then picking a green pen?

Accepted Answer

1/6

Answer

1/2

Answer

4/11

Answer

2/3

Question 47

Which compound event if composed of dependent events?

Accepted Answer

Selecting a candy bar from a bag eating the candy bar and selecting again

Answer

Selecting a candy bar from a bag, deciding you don't want it, replace the candy bar and select again.

Question 48

At Papa John's you are deciding on what you want for dinner. The pizza offers 8 different meats, 4 different cheeses, 3 different crust types and 2 different sauces. How many different pizzas do you have to choose from?

Accepted Answer

192

Answer

32

Answer

40,320

Answer

51,200

Question 49

A particular model at a New Car Dealership comes in 4 trim levels, 5 different colors, and 3 different interiors. How many different versions of this car model can be created from these options?

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

180

Answer

23

Answer

12

Question 50

If you roll two dice, how many possible outcomes?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

360

Answer

1

Answer

12

Question 51

A box contains 5 purple marbles, 3 green marbles and 2 orange marbles. Draws are made without replacement. P(orange,green)

Accepted Answer

1/15

Answer

2/15

Answer

3/31

Answer

1/5

Question 52

A jar contains 4 white chips, 5 purple chips, and 1 black chip. Chips are selected randomly one at a time, and are not replaced. P(purple then black)

Accepted Answer

1/18

Answer

2/5

Answer

3/7

Answer

4/9

Question 53

A basket contains four apples and six peaches. You randomly select one piece of fruit and eat it. Then you randomly select another piece of fruit. Both pieces of fruit are apples. P(apple, apple)

Accepted Answer

2/15

Answer

3/17

Answer

1/19

Answer

6/21

Question 54

Mrs. Cole has to choose two pieces of fruit for her lunch. If she randomly takes two pieces of fruit from a bowl of 8 oranges and 8 apples, what is the probability she will choose two apples? (Mrs. Cole does not put back the first piece of fruit before she takes the second piece of fruit)
P(apple, apple)

Accepted Answer

7/30

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/32

Answer

1/64

Question 55

Find the probability of selecting a black checker from a bag of 6 black and 4 red checkers, replacing it and selecting another black.

Accepted Answer

9/25

Answer

1/4

Answer

2/23

Answer

3/41

Question 56

Find the probability of drawing a red checker from a bag of 9 black and 6 red, replacing it and then drawing another red.

Accepted Answer

4/25

Answer

2/27

Answer

3/43

Answer

9/22

Question 57

Jim picks a diamond out of a deck of cards, replaces it and gets a diamond again. What is the probability this happened. (There are 13 diamonds, and 52 cards in a deck)

Accepted Answer

1/16

Answer

2/13

Answer

4/17

Answer

1/21

Question 58

Find the probability of flipping a heads on a coin, and then getting the color yellow on a spinner with 6 colors.

Accepted Answer

1/12

Answer

2/9

Answer

3/7

Answer

7/19

Question 59

Mrs. Cole has to choose two pieces of fruit for her lunch. If she randomly takes two pieces of fruit from a bowl of 8 oranges and 8 apples, what is the probability she will choose two apples? (Mrs. Cole does not put back the first piece of fruit before she takes the second piece of fruit)
P(apple, apple)

Accepted Answer

7/30

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/32

Answer

1/64

Probability

60 questions

A bag contains 30 pieces of candy. There are 15 grape, 7 cherry, 3 lemon, 5 strawberry. What is the probability of drawing a lemon?

P(not A) =
Remember to simplify.

Clara picks a marble at random, puts it back, and then picks another marble at random.

Pablo chooses a colored marble from a mixed bag and writes down the color. Pablo leaves it out and then draws another.

Victor picks a card at random. Without putting the first card back, he picks a second card at random.

A bag has 3 red marbles, 2 blue and 4 yellow. What is the theoretical probability of pulling a red?

The probability based on frequency of outcomes during an experiment

The outcome of one event does not influence the outcome of the other event

The outcome of one event does influence the outcome of the other event

You flip a nickel three times.
Find the probability that all flips will land on tails.

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60 questions

A bag contains 30 pieces of candy. There are 15 grape, 7 cherry, 3 lemon, 5 strawberry. What is the probability of drawing a lemon?

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

Clara picks a marble at random, puts it back, and then picks another marble at random.

Pablo chooses a colored marble from a mixed bag and writes down the color. Pablo leaves it out and then draws another.

Victor picks a card at random. Without putting the first card back, he picks a second card at random.

A bag has 3 red marbles, 2 blue and 4 yellow. What is the theoretical probability of pulling a red?

The probability based on frequency of outcomes during an experiment

The outcome of one event does not influence the outcome of the other event

The outcome of one event does influence the outcome of the other event

You flip a nickel three times.Find the probability that all flips will land on tails.

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P(not A) =
Remember to simplify.

You flip a nickel three times.
Find the probability that all flips will land on tails.