Compound Probability

An ice cream parlor has 6 different flavors. They have 4 toppings and 2 types of cones. How many possible ice cream combinations are there?

• 6
• 48
• 12
• 24

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There are 6 red marbles, 5 green marbles, and 4 yellow marbles in a bag. If Joe picks 2 marbles one after the other without replacement, then what is the probability that both are red in color?

• 2/5
• 1/21
• 4/25
• 1/7

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There are 2 violet balls and 4 pink balls in a bag. If two balls are drawn one after the other, then what is the probability of getting violet first and pink next, if the first ball drawn is replaced?

• 1/3
• 2/9
• 1/6
• 1/4

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A basket contains 5 purple pencils and 9 brown pencils. If two pencils are picked at random one after the other without replacement, then what is the probability that both the pencils are purple?

• 9/182
• 5/182
• 2/91
• 10/91

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Theoretically, what is the probability of rolling a sum of two with a pair of dice?

• 1/6
• 2/12
• 1/36
• 1/18

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

• 2

• 6

• 12

• 24

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

• 3/100
• 1/2
• 1/6
• 1/8

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Bag A contains 9 red marbles and 3 green marbles. Bag B contains 9 black marbles and 6 orange marbles. Find the probability of selecting one green marble from bag A and one black marble from bag B.

• 3/20
• 1/4
• 3/31
• 2/27

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How do you find compound probability?

• Multiply your probabilities
• Add your probabilities
• Divide your probabilities
• Subtract your probabilities

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A number cube is rolled twice. What is the probability of getting a 6 on the first roll, then a number less than 5 on the second roll? 

• 2/3
• 5/36
• 1/9
• 1/36

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