Understanding Probability with Cards

What is the probability of selecting a joker from a deck that includes two jokers?

• 2 out of 54

• 1 out of 52

• 2 out of 52

• 1 out of 54

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

What defines an independent event in probability?

• An event where the outcome is influenced by previous events

• An event where the outcome is not influenced by previous events

• An event that does not have a calculable probability

• An event that can only occur once

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.5

What is the formula for calculating the probability of two independent events occurring?

• Probability of A - Probability of B

• Probability of A * Probability of B

• Probability of A / Probability of B

• Probability of A + Probability of B

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.4

What is the probability of rolling a prime number on a die?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/6

• 3/6

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

How many prime numbers are there on a standard six-sided die?

• Four

• Three

• Two

• One

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.B.4

What is the simplified probability of getting a prime number and flipping heads?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/6

In the context of the card trick with jokers, what type of event does selecting a joker, not replacing it, and then selecting another joker represent?

• Independent event

• Impossible event

• Mutually exclusive event

• Dependent event

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.5

What is the probability of selecting both jokers from a deck without replacement?

• 1 in 1431

• 1 in 729

• 2 in 54

• 1 in 27

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

What does replacing a card back into the deck after selection signify in terms of event dependency?

• Compound event

• Mutually exclusive event

• Independent event

• Dependent event

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.5

What is the probability of choosing a heart, replacing it, and then choosing a spade from a deck of 8 cards?

• 3/32

• 1/4

• 2/8

• 3/8