Compound Probability Word Problems

The spinner is spun two times. Determine the probability of getting a red green combo.

• 1/9

• 1/10

• 2/9

• 1/12

What is the probability of the arrow stopping on “X” on the first spin and “F” on the second spin?

• 5/6

• 1/36

• 1/3

• 1/6

Lucy has the spinner pictured and spins it twice in a row. What is the probability that she lands on blue first and then on green?

• 1 / 16

• 1 ⁄ 6

• 1 ⁄ 8

• 3 ⁄ 4

If you spin twice, what is the probability the spinner stops on a shaded then striped number?

• 40%

• 50%

• 12%

• 25%

In a box there are 3 red pens, 2 green pens, and 1 blue pen. What is the probability of picking a red pen, replacing it, and then picking a green pen?

• 1/2

• 4/11

• 1/6

• 2/3

Two marbles are randomly drawn from a bag containing 3 purple, 1 blue, and 1 yellow marble. The first marble is blue and is not replaced. Find the probability of drawing a second marble that is purple. 

• 3/5

• 3/4

• 3/20

• 2/5

What is P(A or B) if P(A) = 1/4 and P(B) = 1/2, where A and B are overlapping events?

• 1/7

• 1/12

• 5/8

• 1/2

What is the probability of rolling a 4 on a fair number cube and getting “tails” when tossing a coin?

• 1/7

• 1/12

• 5/8

• 1/2