probability quiz

On a deck of card. What is the probability of picking a heart?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 4/52

• 1/52

A bag contains just 8 buttons, all of which are blue. What is the probability of picking a red button from the bag?

• 1/8

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 0

Pandan Bag is filled with candies in different colors. We have 40 white candies, 24 green ones, 12 red ones, 24 yellow ones and 20 blue ones. If we have selected one candy from the box without peeking into it, find the probability of getting a green or red candy.

• 5/120

• 5/20

• 3/10

• 24/120

The bar graph shows the results of spinning the spinner 200 times. What is the experimental probability of landing on a 3?

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If the spinner was spun 50 times and landed on 11 fifteen times, which statement is true?

• The experimental probability of landing on 11 is 1/8 while the theoretical probability of landing on 11 is 3/10

• The theoretical probability of landing on 11 is 12.5% while the experimental probability of landing on 11 is 30%

• The experimental probability of landing on 11 is less than the theoretical probability of landing on 11

• The theoretical probability of landing on 11 is equal to the experimental probability of landing on 11

If you are picking a card randomly from a deck of cards, the events of picking a jack and picking a heart are mutually exclusive.

• True

• False

Which of the following shows how to determine P(diamond or face card)?

• 13/52 + 12/52 - 3/52
• 3/52 + 13/52 -12/52
• 3/52 + 12/52 - 13/52
• 1/13 + 3/52 - 1/4

The table above displays the 100 senators of the 112th U.S Congress on January 5, 2011, classified by political party affiliation and gender. A senator is selected at random from this group. Compute the following probability: The senator is a Democrat or a female.

• .42

• .56

• .47

• .53

Which of the following shows how to determine P(skateboard or rollerblades)?

• 48/100 + 42/100 - 39/100
• 39/100 + 3/100 - 49/100
• 49/100 + 9/100 - 3/100
• 9/100 + 3/100 - 39/100

What is the probability that a student does play a sport given they do not play an instrument? 

• .2
• .2222
• .10
• .5