Probability Review

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

• 5/6
• 1/36
• 1/3
• 1/6

Lucy has the spinner pictured and spins it twice in a row. What is the probability that she lands on blue first and then on green?

• 1 / 16
• 1 ⁄ 6
• 1 ⁄ 8
• 3 ⁄ 4

In a box there are 3 red pens, 2 green pens, and 1 blue pen. What is the probability of picking a red pen, replacing it, and then picking a green pen?

• 1/2
• 4/11
• 1/6
• 2/3

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

Sam is fishing in a new catch and release pond that was just stocked with 3 bluegill, 4 catfish, 7 bass, and 2 carp. He catches a fish, releases it, then catches another. What is the probability that he caught a bluegill, then a carp? 

• 1/40
• 1/8
• 3/124
• 5/16

Cesar's piggy bank has 8 quarters, 2 dimes, 4 nickels, and 6 pennies. He chooses a coin, does not replace it, then chooses another. What is the probability that he chose a dime then a nickel? 

• 1/50
• 2/95
• 1/10
• 4/19

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

Ricardo has the spinner pictured here and a bag of marbles filled with 2 red marbles, 3 green marbles, and 3 blue marbles. What is the probability that Ricardo spins red on the spinner and picks a red marble out of the bag?

• 1 ⁄ 16
• 1 ⁄ 2
• 1 ⁄ 4
• 1 ⁄ 8

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

You have a bag of 17 marbles.  Four are blue, 6 are green, 2 are red, and the others are yellow.  What is the probability of drawing a green marble, putting it aside, and then drawing another green marble?

• 15/136
• 30/289
• Other