Probability Quiz

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

A bag contains 9 green marbles, 5 yellow marbles and 6 red marbles.  You choose one marble.   What is the probability of selecting a green or red marble?

• 8/15
• 6/11
• 3/4
• 2/3

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

CCSS.7.SP.C.8

Randy has 4 pennies, 3 nickels, and 3 dimes in his pocket. If he randomly chooses 2 coins without replacement, what is the probability they are both dimes. 

• 1/15
• 2/27
• 3/19
• 4/21

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

If you draw one card from a standard deck, what is the probability of drawing a 5 or a diamond?

• 1/26

• 1/13

• 4/13

• 17/52

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.7

P(not A) = 
*Remember to simplify.*

• 6/8
• 3/4
• 2/8
• 1/4

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

Alyssa can choose between 3 sweaters and 4 skirts. If she selects 1 sweater and 1 skirt, how many possible outcomes are in the sample space?

• 7

• 12

• 81

• 10

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

• 2/9
• 1/3
• 1/2
• 1/4

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

There are six nickels and seven dimes in your pocket. You randomly pick a coin out of your pocket and then return it to your pocket. Then you randomly pick another coin.  What is the probability that the coin is a nickle both times?

• 36/169
• 6/13
• 5/16
• 3/19

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

Which is the best way to represent answering 25 multiple-choice questions with 4 choices for each answer?

• spin a spinner with four sections 25 times
• roll a die 25 times
• flip a coin 25 times
• roll a die 4 times

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

CCSS.7.SP.C.8

What statement does the shaded region represent

• A or B
• Not A
• A and B
• Not B

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1