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

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

Suppose two tiles are drawn from the collection shown. The first tile is  not replaced before the second tile is drawn. Find P(A and A)

• 4/225
• 1/105
• 3/71

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

A jar contains 4 white chips, 5 purple chips, and 1 black chip. Chips are selected randomly one at a time, and are not replaced.
P(white, then purple, then black)

• 1/36
• 2/39
• 5/41
• 6/43

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.6

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

Des buys a pack of Starbursts that has 3 orange, 6 pink, 1 yellow, and 5 red Starbursts.  She puts the candy in the bowl.  If she reaches in and grabs two Starbursts without putting one back, what is the probability that she will pick a pink and then a yellow?

• 1/35
• 7/210
• 6/225
• 2/75

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.6

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

A bag has 2 yellow marbles and 8 brown marbles. Nancy takes out two marbles without replacing the marbles. What is the probability that they will both be yellow?

• 2/19

• 1/10

• 1/25

• 1/45

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.6

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

You spin this spinner 3 times.

Find the probability of these 3 events.

P(red, odd, 3)

• 1/216

• 1/72

• 1/12

• 1/36

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

Lisa flipped the same coin 3 times. What is the probability she obtained all tails?

• 1/2

• 1/16

• 1/4

• 1/8

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

A farm has 5 brown cows and 10 white cows. A fence is open and two cows escape. What is the probability that it will be a brown cow, then a white cow?

• 1/9

• 5/21

• 2/9

• 10/21

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

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

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.5

Is the event INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?
A quarter, a nickel and a dime are all in a  piggie bank.  What is the probability that the quarter falls out first and then the nickel?

• Independent
• Dependent

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.5