Prob. & Stats.-Addition & Multiplication Rules

You flip a nickel three times.
Find the probability that all flips will land on tails.

• 1/2
• 1/4
• 1/6
• 1/8

You pick a marble from this bag.
What is the probability you will choose either a black or white marble?

• 3/5
• 9/100
• 1/10
• 2/5

Probability can be written as ...

• a fraction
• a decimal
• a percent
• all of the above

In a standard deck of 52 cards there are 13 diamonds and 13 hearts (red) and 13 spades and 13 clubs (black).  Find the probability of choosing a card at random that is a spade OR a 7

• 1/52
• 1/13
• 4/13
• 17/52

find the probability of choosing a student at random that plays an instrument OR a sport

• 1/2
• 13/20
• 21/20
• 4/5

If you roll one die, what is the probability of getting an even number or a multiple of 3?

• 1/3
• 2/3
• 1/2
• 1/6

Given a standard number cube, and the events of rolling an odd number or a 4. Are the events mutually exclusive?

• Not Mutually Exclusive

• Mutually exclusive
• 1/2
• 1/6

A bag contains 9 green marbles, 5 yellow marbles and 6 red marbles.  You choose one marble.   What is the probability of selecting a green or red marble?

• 8/15
• 6/11
• 3/4
• 2/3

Is the event INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?
You have a jar with 24 pieces of chocolate candy and 14 pieces of orange candy.  We take one piece of candy at random from the jar, put it back, and then take a second piece of candy at random from the jar.

• Independent
• Dependent

Is the event INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?
Amy plays card games.  She picks a card at random.  Then without putting the first card back, he picks a second card at random.

• Independent
• Dependent