Sample Space/Outcome Probability

In the lunchroom, you have a choice of chicken, turkey, roast beef, or ham on your sandwich. You have a choice of plain potato chips, barbecue potato chips, or corn chips on the side. How many different ways can you order a sandwich and chips?

• 6

• 12

• 7

• 9

At the Five Points Ice Cream Shoppe you can get chocolate, vanilla, cookies and cream or strawberry ice cream. To go on your ice cream you can get hot fudge, caramel or strawberry sauce with nuts or no nuts on top. How many different types of sundaes can they make?

• 9

• 12

• 24

• 8

John, Keri, Ralph and Carlos are working on a project for school. How many ways are possible for choosing two of them to make the oral report to the class?

Hint: make a tree or list.

• 2

• 6

• 3

• 4

As part of Halie’s birthday present, her mother tells her she can choose two days, Sunday through Friday, that she doesn't have to do her chores. How many combinations of days can she choose?

Hint make a tree or list

• 49

• 15

• 10

• 25

A bag contains a green bead (G), a white bead (W) and a purple bead (P). A coin can land on tails (T) or heads (H).

A bead is chosen at random from the bag and the coin is flipped.

How many possible outcomes are there?

• 6

• 12

• 7

• 10

Molly visits a restaurant with her friends.

This is a menu.

Starters:

Soup

Salad

Fruit

Main dish:

Chicken

Steak

Pizza

Hamburger

Molly chooses one starter and one main.

How many possible outcomes are there?

• 10

• 6

• 12

• 18

Orla has four types of vegetable.

Peas

Carrots

Turnip

Spinach

Orla is going to choose 2 different types of vegetable. How many different combination can she make without repeating any?

Hint: make a list

• 24

• 4

• 6

• 12

William is going to attend a two day summer camp at his local leisure center. He can take part in one activity on Monday and one activity on Tuesday.

Monday:

Golf

Football

Rugby

Hockey

Tuesday:

Ice-Skating

Swimming

Dodgeball

Basketball

How many possible combinations can he participate in?

Hint: Make a list

• 8

• 16

• 12

• 24