Compound Probabilities

A bag has 3 red, 5 blue, and 2 yellow pieces of candy. What is the probability of  drawing a blue piece of candy?

• ¹/₂
• ¹/₁₀
• ³/₁₀
• ¹/₃

You are at the movies with your friends and decided to buy a small bag of gummy bears. There are 4 red bears, 5 green bears, and 3 yellow bears in the bag. What is the probability that you will get yellow gummy bears and then red gummy bears?

• The probability is 3/11

• The probability is 1/11

• The probability is 3/132

• The probability is 3/12

An ice cream parlor has 6 different flavors. They have 4 toppings and 2 types of cones. How many possible ice cream combinations are there?

• 6
• 48
• 12
• 24

A spinner consists of two A’s, three B’s, and three C’s. What is the probability of  spinning a B?

• ²/₈
• ²/₃
• ³/₈
• ¹/₄

A box contains 3 black pens, 7 blue pens, and 5 red pens. Without looking, P(red or black)

• 8/15
• 15/225
• 5/15
• 3/15

If I flip a coin 10 times, how many times should I get heads?

• 1
• 10
• 3
• 5

There are 6 red marbles, 5 green marbles, and 4 yellow marbles in a bag. If Joe picks 2 marbles one after the other without replacement, then what is the probability that both are red in color?

• 2/5
• 1/21
• 4/25
• 1/7

There are 2 violet balls and 4 pink balls in a bag. If two balls are drawn one after the other, then what is the probability of getting violet first and pink next, if the first ball drawn is replaced?

• 1/3
• 2/9
• 1/6
• 1/4

A basket contains 5 purple pencils and 9 brown pencils. If two pencils are picked at random one after the other without replacement, then what is the probability that both the pencils are purple?

• 9/182
• 5/182
• 2/91
• 10/91

A basket contains 5 purple pencils and 9 brown pencils. If two pencils are picked at random one after the other without replacement, then what is the probability that both the pencils are purple?

• 9/182
• 5/182
• 2/91
• 10/91