probBILITY

Sample space is defined as...

• the likelihood of an event occurring.
• a diagram of all possible outcomes.
• the probability of an event.
• a list of all possible outcomes.

Probability is defined as...

• the set of all possible outcomes.
• the likelihood that an event will happen.
• a tree diagram.
• the fundamental counting principle.

A regular 6-sided die is to be rolled one time. What is the probability that the number 5 is rolled?

• 1/5

• 5/6

• 1/6

• 6/5

A regular 6-sided die is to be rolled once. What is the probability that a number less than 3 is rolled?

• 1/3

• 1/6

• 1/2

• 2/3

Clara picks a marble at random from a bag of 30 marbles, puts it back, and then picks another marble at random. This example is ________________.

• Dependent

• Independent

Six friends are going to play a ball game. Each team has 3 players. How many different team combinations are possible?

• 120

• 6

• 18

• 20

Victor picks a card at random from a standard deck. Without putting the first card back, he picks a second card at random. This example is ___________________.

• Dependent

• Independent

Determine if the events are mutually exclusive or overlapping: Rolling a 6 or an odd number

• Mutually exclusive

• Overlapping

A Mathmatics test contains five different questions labeled A, B, C, D, and E. You are supposed to choose 2 to answer. How many different ways are there to do this?

• 5

• 10

• 15

Benedic wants to order a sandwich with two of the following ingredients: mushroom, eggplant, tomato, and avocado. How many different sandwiches can Benedic choose?

• 8

• 6

• 4