Probability and Circles

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?

• 3
• 1/10
• 3/10
• 30%

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

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

• 1/2
• 1/4
• 1/6
• 1/8

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

If the odds of being born on each day of the week is equal, what is the probability of two separate babies both being born on a school day? (Monday through Friday)

• 5/7
• 5/14
• 25/49
• 1/49

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

What is the P(purple, red) = ___

• 1/18
• 6/144
• 1/3
• 1/2

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

CCSS.7.SP.C.8

What is the P(blue, blue) = ___

• 1/16
• 6/144
• 1/4
• 6/6

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

CCSS.7.SP.C.8

What is the P(purple, purple) = ___

• 16/144
• 8/144
• 6/24
• 6/12

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

CCSS.7.SP.C.8

Permutation, combination, or neither?
The batting order for seven players on a 12 person team.

• combination
• permutation
• neither

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

How would you solve?
From the 20 DVD's you purchased this past year, you plan to take five with you on vacation.  How many different sets of five DVD's can you take?

• Permutation
• Combination
• Factorial
• MPC

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

Find the number of possibilities:
A group of 25 people are going to run a race.  The top 8 finishers advance to finals.

• 625
• 4.36 X 10¹⁰
• 1,081,575

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

Find the number of possibilities:
A team of 17 softball players needs to choose three players to refill the water cooler.

• 272
• 4080
• 680

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9