Outcomes for Compound Events

Marty can go to one movie on either Friday or Saturday. His choice of movies includes a comedy or an action movie. Which list shows all of the possible outcomes of one movie on one day?

• Comedy, Friday; Comedy, Saturday; Action, Friday; Action, Saturday

• Comedy, Action; Action, Comedy; Friday, Saturday; Saturday, Friday

• Action, Friday; Action, Saturday

• Comedy, Friday; Action, Friday

Michael has a set of five cards shown below. Michael randomly selects a card, does not replace it, and then select another card. What is the probability that he selects a prime number and then a 4?

• 3/20

• 4/5

• 1/4

• 3/5

Alex tosses two dimes in the air. What is the probability that both dimes will and on heads?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 1/6

Two number cubes are rolled. What is the probability that the first number cube shows a five and the other number cube shows an even number?

• 1/6

• 1/12

• 3/6

• 1/2

What is the probability of rolling a 3 and spinning a red?

• 1/6

• 1/4

• 1/10

• 1/24

The sample space tree diagram for a team of three students is shown.  What is the probability that the team would consist of at least 2 girls?

• ½

• ⅜

• ¾

• ⅙

A single number cube is rolled twice. The 36 equally-likely outcomes are shown to the right. Find the probability of getting two numbers whose sum is 4.

A fair coin is tossed three times in succession. The sample space is shown, where H represents a head and T represents a tail. Find the probability of getting exactly two heads.

The sample space of picking a 2 character password using the letters G, R, O, Y, P, and B where double letters are not allowed is shown. Find the probability of choosing a password with one G and one R.

Four coins are flipped. What is the probability of the coins all landing heads up?

• 16

• 2

• 1/4

• 1/16