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Ch 13 General Addition and Multiplication Rules

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the probability of selecting an orange candy?

a)

110%

b)

50%

c)

99%

d)

100%

2.

P(Rolling a 9 on a number cube)=

a)

0

b)

-1

c)

1

d)

-.25

3.

A bag contains 30 pieces of candy. There are 15 grape, 7 cherry, 3 lemon, 5 strawberry. What is P(lemon)?

a)

3

b)

1/10

c)

3/10

d)

30%

4.
Find the probability of not rolling a 2 on a single die.
a)
1/6
b)
2/6
c)
5/6
d)
2
5.
The letters that form the word ALGEBRA are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a letter other than “A”? 
a)
2/7
b)
5/49
c)
5/7
d)
10/49
6.

The cafeteria has determined that 12% of the customers purchase a salad, 36% of the customers purchase a dessert and 14% of the customers purchase water. Are these events mutually exclusive?

a)

No

b)

Not able to determine

c)

Yes

d)

Go ask Bob

7.

The cafeteria has determined that 36% of the customers purchase a dessert. What is the complement of purchasing a dessert?

a)

Purchasing a beverage.

b)

Purchasing a dessert.

c)

Purchasing a salad.

d)

Not purchasing a dessert.

8.

The cafeteria has determined that 36% of the students purchase a dessert. What is the probability that 3 randomly chosen students purchase a dessert?

a)

0.467%

b)

1.08

c)

Go ask Bob

d)

0.0467

9.

The cafeteria allows students to purchase one entree at a time. Last Monday, 45% of the students purchased pizza, 32% purchased a burger, 21% purchased chicken strips and the rest purchased salad bar. What is the probability that students purchased the salad bar?

a)

0.02%

b)

0.02

c)

12%

d)

Can't be determined.

10.

The cafeteria allows students to purchase one entree at a time. Last Monday, 45% of the students purchased pizza, 32% purchased a burger, 21% purchased chicken strips and the rest purchased salad bar. Are the entrees purchased mutually exclusive events?

a)

No

b)

Doesn't matter

c)

Go ask Bob.

d)

Yes

11.

The plastic arrow on a spinner for a child's game stops with the pointer at one of four colors, that determines what happens next. Which probabilities are legitimate?

a)

Red: 0.20, Yellow: 0.25, Green: 0.25, Blue: 0.25

b)

Red:0.10, Yellow: 0.20, Green: 0.30, Blue: 0.40

c)

Red: 0.20, Yellow: 030, Green: 0.40, Blue: 0.50

d)

Red: 0.0, Yellow: 0.0, Green: 1.0, Blue: 0.0

12.

Of a group of Seniors at Alamo Heights HS, 18% were taking no Math class, 66% were taking only one Math class, and 16% were taking two Math classes. If 2 random seniors are chosen, what is the probability of choosing two seniors that are both taking no Math classes?

a)

0.36

b)

0.0648

c)

0.0324

d)

0.18

13.

Of a group of Seniors at Alamo Heights HS, 18% were taking no Math class, 66% were taking only one Math class, and 16% were taking two Math classes. If a random senior is chosen, what is the probability of choosing a senior that is taking one or more Math classes?

a)

0.72

b)

0.82

c)

0.1056

d)

0.50

14.

Of a group of Seniors at Alamo Heights HS, 18% were taking no Math class, 66% were taking only one Math class, and 16% were taking two Math classes. If 4 random seniors are chosen, what is the probability that none of them are taking 2 Math classes?

a)

0.840

b)

0.498

c)

0.0007

d)

0.16

15.

Of a group of Seniors at Alamo Heights HS, 18% were taking no Math class, 66% were taking only one Math class, and 16% were taking two Math classes. If 4 random seniors are chosen, what is the probability that at least one is taking 2 Math classes?

a)

0.294

b)

0.9994

c)

0.502

d)

0.160

16.

The cafeteria has determined that 42% of the customers purchase a slice of pizza and 65% of the customers prefer plain m&m's. Are these two events independent?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I don't know

d)

Go ask Bob

17.

If you are picking a card randomly from a deck of cards, the events of picking a jack and picking a heart are mutually exclusive.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

If you are picking a card randomly from a deck of cards, the events of picking a spade and picking a diamond are mutually exclusive.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

If 45% of the Statistics students have backpacks that they bring to class and 38% have a pencil bag for their supplies. What is the probability that a student has a backpack and a pencil bag for supplies?

a)

.45 x .38 = 0.171

b)

.45 - .38 = .07

c)

.45 + .38 = .83

d)

Not possible to calculate because the events are not mutually exclusive.