Binomial Distribution Practice

On an eight question multiple choice quiz with 4 answers for each question, what is the probability of guessing and getting 6 correct answers?

• .004
• .109
• .003
• .9996

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

An algebra 2 test has 6 multiple choice questions with four choices with one correct answer each. If we just randomly guess on each of the 6 questions, what is the probability that you get exactly 3 questions correct? (You need to figure out the p value first. It is not given to you.)

• 0.962
• 0.132
• 0.831
• 0.250

8. An algebra 2 test has 5 multiple choice questions with four choices with one correct answer each. If we just randomly guess on each of the 5 questions, what is the probability that you get at least 1 question correct?

• 0.2373
• 0.3955
• 0.7627
• 0.6045

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.7

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

The American Red Cross says that about 11% of the U.S. population has Type B blood. A blood drive is being held at your school.What is the probability that exactly 2 of the first 20 blood donors have Type B blood? 

• 0.316
• 0.282
• 0.001
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A test has 8 multiple choice questions with four choices with one correct answer each. If we just randomly guess on each of the 8 questions, what is the probability that you get at least 3 questions correct?

• 0.886

• 0.321

• 0.678

• 0.208

The owner of a small convenience store is trying to decide whether to discontinue selling magazines. He suspects that only 5% of the customers buy a magazine and thinks that he might be able to use the display space to sell something more profitable. What is the probability that at least 5 of his first 50 customers buy magazines?

• 0.104
• 0.896
• 0.066
• 0.774

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

You are playing against Mrs. Dietz in a student/faculty basketball game. You know she is terrible at free throws (she has an 8% accuracy rate), so you keep fouling her. If she attempts 18 free throws, what is the probability that she makes more than 3 of them?

• 17%

• 95%

• 5%

• 83%

Public opinion reported that 5% of Americans are afraid of being alone in a house at night. If a random sample of 20 Americans is selected, find the probability that there are at most 3 people in the sample who are afraid of being alone at night?

• 0.002

• 0.984

• 0.924

• 0.457

The American Red Cross says that about 11% of the U.S. population has Type B blood. A blood drive is being held at your school. What is the probability that at least 2 of the first 10 blood donors has Type B blood? 

• 0.088
• 0.697
• 0.214
• 0.303 

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1C

The American Red Cross says that about 11% of the U.S. population has Type B blood. A blood drive is being held at your school. What is the probability that at most 2 of the first 10 blood donors has Type B blood?

• 0.088

• 0.697

• 0.214

• 0.912