Compound Probability Word Problems

A letter of the alphabet is chosen at random, then a coin is flipped. What is the probability of choosing a letter from the word MATH then getting tails? 

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A number cube is rolled twice. What is the probability of getting a 6 on the first roll, then a number less than 5 on the second roll? 

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A bag contains 50 lottery balls, numbered 1-50. A ball is chosen at random, then a month of the year is selected. What is the probability of choosing a multiple of 3 and a month starting with the letter “M”? 

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The two spinners above are spun. What is the probability of getting a perfect square (1,4,9,16), then the letter Z? 

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Kaylee has 1 red, 3 blue, 2 brown,
5 black, 1 purple, and 4 pairs of pink flip-flops in her closet. Assuming she always replaces them, what is the probability that she will choose a blue pair on Monday and a pink pair on Tuesday? 

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Sam is fishing in a new catch and release pond that was just stocked with 32 bluegill, 49 catfish, 27 bass, and 12 carp. He catches a fish, releases it, then catches another. What is the probability that he caught a bluegill, then a carp? 

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Jacob's piggy bank has18 quarters, 20 dimes, 24 nickels, and 43 pennies. He chooses a coin, does not replace it, then chooses another. What is the probability that he chose a dime then
a nickel? 

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A fruit basket contains
9 apples, 3 bananas, 7 oranges, 5 pears, and 1 grapefruit. Kyle randomly chooses a fruit, does not replace it, then chooses another. What is the probably that he chose two pears? 

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• 4/125
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A chorus has 50 girls and 35 boys. If two are chosen at random to sing a duet, what is the probability that both will be boys? 

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A cookie jar has 3 dozen chocolate chip, 1 dozen peanut butter, and 2 dozen oatmeal raisin cookies. If Megan chooses a cookie, does not replace it, then chooses another, what is the probability that she chooses a peanut butter then a chocolate chip cookie? 

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