Quiz about Probability Applications

Question 1

The numbers available in raffle are

3, 4, 6, 10, 12, 15, 16, 25 and 30

What is the probability of getting 3?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{1}{9}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{3}$$

Answer

$$\frac{4}{9}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{8}$$

Question 2

In a bag full of marbles. There are 8 red, 6 blue, 5 yellow, 4 black and 2 white marbles.

What is the probability of picking a yellow marble

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{1}{5}$$

Answer

$$\frac{8}{25}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{4}$$

Answer

$$\frac{3}{25}$$

Question 3

If a letter from the word

A P P L I C A T I O N S

is picked at random.

What is the probability a letter P is picked?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{1}{6}$$

Answer

$$\frac{2}{11}$$

Answer

$$\frac{3}{12}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{5}$$

Question 4

If a letter from the word

A P P L I C A T I O N S

is picked at random.

What is the probability a vowel is picked?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{5}{12}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{3}$$

Answer

$$\frac{2}{5}$$

Answer

$$\frac{7}{12}$$

Question 5

What is the probability of getting a number greater than 5 when spinning this dial?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{3}{8}$$

Answer

$$\frac{5}{8}$$

Answer

$$\frac{3}{5}$$

Answer

$$\frac{2}{5}$$

Question 6

If you roll two dice and add the score. What is the probability of getting a score of less than 6?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{5}{18}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{8}$$

Answer

$$\frac{7}{36}$$

Answer

$$\frac{10}{36}$$

Question 7

A survey of cars going down a street is recorded.

Using this information, what is the probability the next vehicle to do down the road is red?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{10}{67}$$

Answer

$$\frac{20}{154}$$

Answer

$$\frac{20}{121}$$

Answer

$$\frac{10}{121}$$

Question 8

If you roll a dice and spin the spinner with numbers 1-8. What is the probability that the numbers add up to a number greater than than 10?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{5}{24}$$

Answer

$$\frac{11}{48}$$

Answer

$$\frac{9}{40}$$

Answer

$$\frac{5}{18}$$

Question 9

What is the probability that a letter selected at random is also found in the word MATHS.

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{7}{25}$$

Answer

$$\frac{9}{25}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{5}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{4}$$

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