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PROBABILITY

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An unprepared student takes a 3-question true/false quiz in which he guesses the answers to all 3 questions. What is the probability he gets all 3 correct?

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

1/6

d)

1/8

2.

You give the answer to a probability problem as 6/5. The teacher marks it wrong. Why?

a)

It should have been 5/6.

b)

Its not written as a percent.

c)

Its more than 1.

d)

Its not written as a decimal.

3.

Three events occur with probabilities P(E1) = 0.35, P(E2) = 0.15, P(E3) = 0.40. If the event B occurs, the probability becomes P(E1|B) = 0.25, P(B) = 0.30. Calculate P(E1 or B).

a)

0.075

b)

0.575

c)

0.021

d)

0.475

4.

Draw one card from a standard deck. Find P(4 or club)

a)

17/52

b)

2/13

c)

4/13

d)

1/26

5.

Roll a die one time. Find P(a number greater than 3 or odd).

a)

0

b)

1/2

c)

5/6

d)

1/6

6.

Draw one card from a standard deck. Find P(black and a 10)

a)

17/52

b)

2/13

c)

4/13

d)

1/26

7.

Rolling a pair of dice, find P(sum is 5).

a)

11%

b)

25%

c)

17%

d)

22%

8.
A spinner has 8 equal sections numbered 1 to 8. What is the probability of the spinner stopping on a number that is a multiple of 3 or is greater than 5?
a)
1/7
b)
1/12
c)
5/8
d)
1/2
9.
What is the probability of the arrow stopping on a consonant or one of the first 4 letters of the alphabet?
a)
5/6
b)
1/36
c)
1/3
d)
1/6
10.

There are 10 women and 40 men at a political rally. 25 of the people are Democrats, 20 are Republicans, and 5 are Independent. What is the probability of choosing a person at random and picking a female who is a Democrat?

a)

1/10

b)

7/10

c)

1/2

d)

3/4

11.
Mary is a good student. The probability that she studies and passes her test is 3/5. If the probability that she studies is 8/9. What is the probability that she passes given that she studies? 
a)
27/40
b)
1.48
c)
.008
d)
.0593
12.
What is the probability that the person picked will be a boy given they speak german? 
a)
.7273
b)
.4
c)
.16
d)
.22
13.
What is the probability that they speak French given they are a girl? 
a)
2.14
b)
.24
c)
.4
d)
.8571
14.

What is the probability that a female is chosen given they like a Toyota? 

a)
.525
b)
.4627
c)
.6774
d)
.3143