Probability, Combinations, permutations

The following M & M colors are in the bowl:

4 yellow, 6 orange, 3 green, 5 blue, 2 brown

What is the probability of selecting a brown candy?

• 2/18

• 1/9

• 2/20

• 1/10

A bag contains 2 blue marbles, 3 black marbles, and 5 red marbles. If Mrs. Govande pulls two marbles without replacement, what is the probability of picking a blue and then a red marble?

• 1/9

• 1/5

• 1/10

• 2/5

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

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

A fruit basket contains
9 apples, 3 bananas, 7 oranges, 5 pears, and 1 grapefruit. Kyle randomly chooses a fruit, does not replace it, then chooses another. What is the probably that he chose two pears? 

• 9/49
• 4/125
• 1/10
• 1/30

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

A coin and a number cube with the numbers 1 through 6 are tossed. What is the probability of the coin showing tails and the number cube showing the number 3? 

• 1/12
• 1/4
• 1/8
• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

A magician is doing a card trick using a standard deck of cards. What is the probability that he will pull a jack, followed by a queen?

(Without replacement)

• 1/13

• 4/663

• 4/13

• 1/104

What is the probability of drawing a black 5 from a standard deck of playing cards?

• 1/2
• 4/52
• 1/13
• 1/26

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

Ashlyn needs to bring a dessert to her dinner party. If the bakery has eight pies to choose from, how many ways can Ashlyn choose three?

• 336
• 56
• 24
• 100

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

In the orchestra, there are eight violinists in the front row. How many different ways can they be seated?

• 40320
• 1
• 64
• 8

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

The Kansas license plate has 6 characters, each one filled with a number (0-9) or a letter. How many license plates are possible?

• 36

• 2176782336

• 60

• 1402410240