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A letter from the word MATH is chosen at random, then a coin is flipped. What is the probability of choosing the letter 'm' then getting tails?

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• 1/6

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What is the probability of the arrow stopping on “X” on the first spin and “F” on the second spin?

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• 1/6

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If you roll two fair six-sided dice, what is the probability that the dice show the same number?

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• 0

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• 6/1

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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.  P(green, black)

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Find the probability of flipping a heads on a coin, and then getting the color yellow on a spinner with 6 colors. 

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A school requires students to wear uniforms. They can choose from the following options. How many total choices does a student have?

• 2

• 3

• 10

• 16

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Marty can go to one movie on either Friday or Saturday. His choice of movies includes a comedy or an action movie. Which list shows all of the possible outcomes of one movie on one day?

• Comedy, Friday; Comedy, Saturday; Action, Friday; Action, Saturday

• Comedy, Action; Action, Comedy; Friday, Saturday; Saturday, Friday

• Action, Friday; Action, Saturday

• Comedy, Friday; Action, Friday

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Four coins are flipped. What is the probability of the coins all landing heads up?

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• 2

• 1/4

• 1/16

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p(white and B)

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If you roll one die, what is the probability of getting an odd number or a 4?

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• 1/3
• 1/2
• 1/6

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