INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY

If you randomly pick a letter from the word "PROBABILITY" , what is the sample space?

• {P,R,O,B,A,B,I,L,I,T,Y}

• {P,R,O,B,A,I,L,I,T,Y}

• {P,R,O,A,B,I,L,T,Y}

• {P,R,O,A,B,I,L,T,}

A jar contains 3 red, 2 blue, and 5 green marbles. What is the sample space for randomly selecting one marble?

• {picking any color}

• {Red, Blue, Green}

• {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}

• {1,2,3,4,5,6}

Which of the following represents a correct sample space for flipping a coin three times?

• {H,T}

• {HHH,HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTH, TTT}

• {HHT, HTT, TTH,TTT}

• {HH, HT, TT}

What is an example of an event when spinning a spinner with four equal sections labeled A, B, C, and D?

• Spinning the spinner

• Getting either A or B

• The spinner having four sections

• The spinner being round

When rolling two-sided dice, how many possible outcomes exist in the sample space?

• 6

• 12

• 36

• 48

What is the total number of possible outcomes when flipping two fair coins?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 6

Which of the following is an example of an outcome?

• Rolling a 5 on a die

• Rolling an even number

• Tossing a coin

• Drawing a card from a deck

If you draw a card from a standard deck of 52 playing cards, to hat is an example of an event?

• Drawing a red card

• The deck of 52 cards

• All four suits in the deck

• Shuffling the deck

What is the sample space when rolling a six sided die?

• {1,2,3}

• {1,2,3,4,5,6}

• {even numbers}

• {odd numbers }

A concept in probability that refers to the total possible outcomes.

• Sample space

• Event

• Experiment

• Sample space