Calculating Probabilities of Compound Events

You draw a marble from a bag that has 4 red, 2 blue, and 3 green, you also flip a fair coin. What is the probability you will draw a blue marble and flip a heads?

• 1/9

• 3/9

• 3/6

• 5/6

P(1 and A)

• 1/16
• 1/10
• 4/16
• 1/4

P(a red card and then an orange card)
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• 3/58
• 14/30
• 2/5
• 7/60

If you choose 1 scoop of ice cream from 12 flavors and any 1 topping from a choice of 8, how many different ice-cream sundaes can you make?

• 58
• 96
• 20
• 192

The daily special at the House of Pies offers one of three featured pies and your choice of coffee, tea, milk or juice. How many ways can you order the special?

• 12
• 8
• 15
• 6

The following M & M colors are in the bowl:
4 yellow, 6 orange, 3 green, 5 blue, 2 brown
What is the probability of selecting a blue, eating it then selecting yellow?

• 2/18
• 1/9
• 2/20
• 1/19

A coin and a number cube with the numbers 1 through 6 are tossed. What is the probability of the coin showing tails and the number cube showing the number 3? 

• 1/12
• 1/4
• 1/8
• 1/2

The tree diagram shows the outcomes of rolling a die and flipping a coin.  
How many total outcomes are there?  

• 6
• 12
• 24
• 36

The cafeteria is serving three kinds of sandwiches:  tuna (T), chicken, (C), and peanut butter (P).  They are also serving a choice of two drinks:  milk (M) or water (W).  Which shows the complete set of possible combinations?

• TW, CW, PW
• TW, TM, TC, CW, PW
• TW, TM, CW, CM, PW, PM
• TCP, MW

What is the probability that you will get plain crust with ham on your pizza?

• 1/8

• 1/₂

• 1/₁₀

• 2/₁₀