Sample Space & Event

Ten cards are labeled from A to J then placed in a box. A card is drawn at random. Determine the sample space.

• {A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J}

• {A, E, I}

• {B, C, D, F, G, H, J}

• {A, C, E}

Ten cards are labeled from A to J then placed in a box. A card is drawn at random. Determine the number of elements in the sample space or n(S).

• 8

• 10

• 7

• 6

Ten cards are labeled from A to J then placed in a box. A card is drawn at random. Determine the event of drawing a consonant.

• {A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J}

• {A, E, I}

• {B, C, D, F, G, H, J}

• {A, C, E}

From choosing the color of a rainbow at random. Determine the number of elements in the sample space or n(S).

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 7

From choosing the color of a rainbow at random. Determine the event of choosing a primary color.

• {Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet}

• {Red, Yellow, Blue}

• {Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet}

• {Orange, Green, Violet}

From choosing the color of a rainbow at random. Determine the event of choosing a color which is not red.

• {Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet}

• {Red, Yellow, Blue}

• {Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet}

• {Orange, Green, Violet}

A tambiolo contains 12 balls numbered 1 to 12. A ball is drawn at random. Determine the event of obtaining an even number.

• {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12}

• {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

• {7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}

• {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}

To decide on which day to visit his grandmother, Ken writes the 7 days of the week on equal pieces of paper and picks one at random. Determine the number of elements in the sample space or n(S).

• {Sat., Sun.}

• {Monday, Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun.}

• 7

• {Tues., Thurs.}

From a standard deck of 52 cards, determine the total number of possible outcomes in an event of drawing a red card.

• 39

• 26

• 52

• 13

From a standard deck of 52 cards, determine the total number of possible outcomes in an event of drawing a face card.

• 39

• 12

• 52

• 13