Probability Quiz

Which of the following is a correct definition for theoretical probability?

• A) It is the number of ways an event can occur divided by the total number of possible outcomes.

• B) It is the ratio of the number of successful outcomes to the number of trials conducted in an experiment.

• C) It is the method of finding the total possible outcomes in a sample space.

• D) It is the probability of an event not occurring.

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Which of the following is a correct definition for experimental probability?

• A) It is the number of ways an event can occur divided by the total number of possible outcomes.

• B) It is the ratio of the number of successful outcomes to the number of trials conducted in an experiment.

• C) It is the method of finding the total possible outcomes in a sample space.

• D) It is the probability of an event not occurring.

What is the fundamental counting principle?

• A) It is the method of finding the total number of ways that a series of successive events can occur.

• B) It is the method of finding the total possible outcomes in a sample space.

• C) It is the number of ways an event can occur divided by the total number of possible outcomes.

• D) It is the ratio of the number of successful outcomes to the number of trials conducted in an experiment.

What is the complement of an event?

• A) It is the method of finding the total possible outcomes in a sample space.

• B) It is the number of ways an event can occur divided by the total number of possible outcomes.

• C) It is the ratio of the number of successful outcomes to the number of trials conducted in an experiment.

• D) It is the probability of an event not occurring.

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What is the probability of rolling a 3 on a six-sided die?

• A) 1/2

• B) 1/3

• C) 1/4

• D) 1/6

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What is the probability of flipping a coin and getting tails?

• A) 1/2

• B) 1/3

• C) 1/4

• D) 1/6

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You have 3 shirts and 2 pants. How many different outfits can you make?

• A) 4

• B) 5

• C) 6

• D) 10

If the probability of an event A is 0.3, what is the complement of A?

• A) 0.4

• B) 0.6

• C) 0.7

• D) 1.0

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If you conduct an experiment 100 times and event A occurs 30 times, what is the experimental probability of A?

• A) 0.1

• B) 0.2

• C) 0.3

• D) 0.4

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You have a bag of 10 marbles, 3 are red, 2 are blue, and 5 are yellow. If you pick one marble without looking, what is the theoretical probability of picking a red marble?

• A) 1/3

• B) 1/5

• C) 3/10

• D) 1/2

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