Probability Quiz

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

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The letters that form the word ALGEBRA are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a letter other than “A”? 

• 2/7
• 5/49
• 5/7
• 10/49

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Sam is fishing in a new catch and release pond that was just stocked with 32 bluegill, 49 catfish, 27 bass, and 12 carp. He catches a fish, releases it, then catches another. What is the probability that he caught a bluegill, then a carp? 

• 5/24
• 11/30
• 2/75
• 7/60

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Jacob's piggy bank has 18 quarters, 20 dimes, 24 nickels, and 43 pennies. He chooses a coin, does not replace it, then chooses another. What is the probability that he chose a dime then a nickel?

• 9/52

• 4/91

• 44/105

• 11/26

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A cookie jar has 3 dozen chocolate chip, 1 dozen peanut butter, and 2 dozen oatmeal raisin cookies. If Megan chooses a cookie, does not replace it, then chooses another, what is the probability that she chooses a peanut butter then a chocolate chip cookie? 

• 2/3
• 1/10
• 6/71
• 11/72

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