Theoretical and Compound Probability Review

A bag contains 5 quarters, 2 dimes, and 4 pennies. What is the probability of picking a quarter or a penny? P(Quarter or penny) =

• 9/11

• 5/6

• 1/3

• 2/11

What is the probability of picking a blue marble, putting it back in the bag, then picking a red marble? P(blue AND red)

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?  P(tails AND 3) =

• 1/12

• 1/4

• 1/8

• 1/2

What is the probability of spinning an even number? P(even number)

• 0

If the spinner below is spun twice, find the probability that it lands on an odd number, then a shaded number.

• 2/15

• 5/12

• 7/12

• 1/26

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

What is the probability of drawing a blue color and a number 4?

• 2/5

• 1/6

• 3/15

• 1/15

Ricardo has the spinner pictured here and a bag of marbles filled with 2 red marbles, 3 green marbles, and 3 blue marbles. What is the probability that Ricardo spins red on the spinner and picks a red marble out of the bag?

• 1 ⁄ 16

• 1 ⁄ 2

• 1 ⁄ 4

• 1 ⁄ 8

You roll a die. What is the probability of rolling a 6 the first time and an odd number the second?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

A spinner is divided into 8 equal sections as shown. What is the probability that the spinner will land on a section that is three digit number and then land on a section that is negative?

• 1/32

• 1/16

• Other