Basics of Probability and Counting

What is the probability of rolling 15 with a pair of dice?

• impossible

• unlikely

• equally likely

• likely

How is the following statement read?

p(black, heads) = 1/6

• a proportion finding the missing number equal to 1/6

• the probability of getting black and then tails is 1/6

• the probability of having black heads from eating too much grease is 1/6

What is the probability of spinning red?

• 0

• 5/12

• 1/2

• 3/4

Find the probability of drawing a 10 from a standard deck of 52 cards.

• out of 52

• out of 52

• out of 52

• out of 52

Based on the chart, what is the experimental probability of pulling a green marble?

• 1/8

• 8/25

• 8/100

• 7/8

The theoretical probability of rolling an even number on a dice.

• 3/6

• 1/2

• 1/6

• 5/6

What is the probability of spinning an even number?

• 16 2/3%

• 33 1/3%

• 50%

• 75%

If you choose from the following M & M colors, what is the probability that you choose blue?

• 8/26

• 4/13

• 8/25

• 1/3

A set of all possible outcomes is known as - 

• a list

• a complement

• a sample space

• an event

Event A has a probability of 0.3. What is the probability of the complement of Event A?

• 30%

• 3/100

• 7/100

• 0.7