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What is the probability of something that is CERTAIN TO HAPPEN?
1
2
0
What is the probability of something that is IMPOSSIBLE TO HAPPEN?
0
1
100%
A bag has 3 red marbles, 2 blue and 4 yellow. What is the theoretical probability of pulling a red?
3/10
3/9
1/9
1/3
Find the probability of rolling a 7 on a single die.
1/6
7/6
0
7/7
5 green
6 yellow
8 blue
7 brown
If you roll one die, what is the probability of getting an even number or a multiple of 3? Are the events mutually exclusive or not?
Not mutually exclusive
Mutually exclusive
If you are picking a card randomly from a deck of cards, the events of picking an ace and picking a ‘3’ are mutually exclusive.
True
False
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.
True
False
When rolling a single die, the events of rolling an even number and rolling a ‘5’ are mutually exclusive.
True
False
6. Rolling a prime number and rolling an even number on a normal six-sided die are
Mutually exclusive
Not mutually exclusive
A packet of sweets contain strawberry, orange, mango, and apricot flavors. Randy picks a sweet out of the packet at random. If the probability of getting strawberry flavor is 0.32, the probability of getting orange flavor is 0.2, and the probability of getting apricot flavor is 0.25.
What is the probability that he gets mango sweet?
0.21
0.23
0.33
1
Lauren spins the spinner with 8-equal sized sections one time. Drag the tiles to arrange the events in order from least likely to most likely.
spinning a 4 or 5
spinning a 6
spinning an even number
spinning a number greater than 5
A box contains 4 red pencils, 6 blue pencils, 5 black pencils, and 3 green pencils. The best description of the likelihood of selecting a blue pencil at random from the box is (a) .
Which of the following best describes the likelihood of the spinner landing on a number less than 6?
impossible
unlikely
equally likely
likely
certain
Joseph rolled a number cube 50 times. The table shows the cumulative results of each roll. What is the relative frequency of rolling a 4? Select all that apply.
0.18
509
67.7%
64
18%
During the first several rounds of a golfing league, Anthony made par or better on 32 out of 80 holes. Based on this relative frequency, how many pars or better could he be expected to make on the remaining 160 holes?
54 pars or better
60 pars or better
64 pars or better
70 pars or better
The table shows the number of tickets sold to different kinds of movies at a theater last month. The manager of the theater expects to sell 8,000 movie tickets next month. The theater earn $4.53 profit on each movie ticket. Based on last month's results, how much profit can the theater manager expect to earn from ticket sales to comedy movies next month?
(a)
Suppose a 4 is rolled on a number cube with sides numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Which outcomes(s) make up the complement of this event? Select all that apply.
rolling a 2
rolling a 3
rolling a 4
rolling a 5
rolling a 6
Suppose a 4 is rolled on a number cube with sides numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The complement of this event would be rolling a 1, 2, 3, 5, or 6. What is the probability of the complement, written as a fraction in simplest form?
(a)
A deli offers the types of bread and sandwiches show in the table. How many possible outcomes are there?
(a)
A box contains red markers, blue markers, and green markers. There are more blue markers than green markers. The probability of randomly selecting a green marker from the box is 51. What is a possible probability that a randomly selected marker from the box is blue?
41
51
61
71
If you toss a coin 10 times and get tails each time, which of the following is true?
The probability of getting a tail on the next toss is more than 21.
The probability of getting a head on the next toss is more than 21.
The probability of getting a head on the next toss is 21.
The probability of getting a tail on the next toss is greater than the probability of getting a head.
A fair spinner with sections 1 through 5 is spun 50 times. The results are shown in the table. Which section's experimental probability (relative frequency) comes closest to it's theoretical probability?
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Papa Johns wants to determine how often it delivers to three different areas of Twinsburg. The table shows the areas from a random sample of 80 deliveries. Based on this data, if the driver makes 200 deliveries, how many will be to the southern area of Twinsburg?
35
55
80
110
Julie created a weighted number generator that produces the integers 0 to 4. She then runs the generator 500 times. The results are shown in the table. If Julie runs the generator a total off 4,000 times, which is the closest to the expected number of times the integer 1 is produced?
385
590
975
1225
For breakfast, the cafeteria offers 3 flavors of PopTarts - Strawberry, Blueberry, and Cherry - but the cafeteria worker picks a random flavor for you. Jayla wants to know the probability of receiving strawberry PopTarts on two consecutive mornings. Which sample space represents this situation?
A coin is flipped three times. What is the probability that the coin will land tails up once and heads up twice, if the order doesn't matter?
(Hint: Draw a tree diagram to help you.)
81
41
43
21
83
Probability ranges from 0 (impossible) to 1 (certain).
true
false
Hannah designs and conducts a computer simulation with 20 trials and uses the data to create the relative frequency bar graph shown. The graph shows the relative frequency of the number of rolls needed in order to roll all of the different numbers on a number cube. According to the results of the simulation, what is the experimental probability that 9 or more rolls are needed to roll all of the different numbers? Express your answer as a percent.
(a)
What is the sample space when rolling a regular number cube?
1
2, 4, 6
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
6
What is the sample space for the jar of marbles?
red
red, yellow, green, blue
red and yellow
red and green
What is the sample space when choosing one month out of the year?
Jan., Feb., Mar., April, May, June, July, Aug, Sept, Oct., Nov., Dec.
Jan., Mar., April, May, June, July, Sept, Oct., Nov., Dec.
12 months
52 weeks
1
3/9 or 1/3
1/12
3/9 or 1/3
7/12
5/10 or 1/2
7/12
5/10 or 1/2
A bag has 3 red marbles, 2 blue and 4 green and 1 yellow. What is the theoretical probability of pulling a red?
3/10
3/9
1/10
1/9
A bag has 3 red marbles, 2 blue and 4 green and 1 yellow. What is the theoretical probability of pulling a red?
3/10
3/9
1/10
1/9
Mrs. Trevino has 3 red pens, 5 pink pens, and 8 blue pens. What is the probability that she will choose a blue pen to grade papers?
1/2
8
3/16
16/8
To play a game Benny must spin the spinner shown below.
What is the probability that the spinner will land on a number less than 7?
7/8
3/4
8/7
0
A bag contains 15 yellow cubes, 6 blue cubes, and 4 red cubes. If you select a cube at random, what is the probability the cube will NOT be yellow?
25/15
2/5
15
5/3
Nerissa has 5 pink bows, 1 blue bow, and 4 purple bows in a box. She will randomly choose 1 bow from the box.
What is the probability Nerissa will choose a purple bow?
1/2
2/5
1/10
3/5
What is the probability of rolling a 3 and spinning a red?
1/6
1/4
1/10
1/24
What is the probability of rolling an even number and spinning green?
1/8
1/15
4/8
1/10
What is the probability of flipping the coin and getting heads up, then getting a T from the group of letters.
1/2
1/6
2/6
3/12
What is the probability of drawing a blue color and a number 4?
2/5
1/6
3/15
1/15
Lauren spins the spinner with 8-equal sized sections one time. Drag the tiles to arrange the events in order from least likely to most likely.
spinning a 4 or 5
spinning a 6
spinning an even number
spinning a number greater than 5
A box contains 4 red pencils, 6 blue pencils, 5 black pencils, and 3 green pencils. The best description of the likelihood of selecting a blue pencil at random from the box is (a) .
Which of the following best describes the likelihood of the spinner landing on a number less than 6?
impossible
unlikely
equally likely
likely
certain
A deli offers the types of bread and sandwiches show in the table. How many possible outcomes are there?
(a)
If you toss a coin 10 times and get tails each time, which of the following is true?
The probability of getting a tail on the next toss is more than 21.
The probability of getting a head on the next toss is more than 21.
The probability of getting a head on the next toss is 21.
The probability of getting a tail on the next toss is greater than the probability of getting a head.
Probability ranges from 0 (impossible) to 1 (certain).
true
false
Mrs. Trevino has 3 red pens, 5 pink pens, and 8 blue pens. What is the probability that she will choose a blue pen to grade papers?
1/2
8
3/16
16/8
To play a game Benny must spin the spinner shown below.
What is the probability that the spinner will land on a number less than 7?
7/8
3/4
8/7
0
A bag contains 15 yellow cubes, 6 blue cubes, and 4 red cubes. If you select a cube at random, what is the probability the cube will NOT be yellow?
25/15
2/5
15
5/3
Nerissa has 5 pink bows, 1 blue bow, and 4 purple bows in a box. She will randomly choose 1 bow from the box.
What is the probability Nerissa will choose a purple bow?
1/2
2/5
1/10
3/5
What is the probability of rolling a 3 and spinning a red?
1/6
1/4
1/10
1/24
What is the probability of rolling an even number and spinning green?
1/8
1/15
4/8
1/10
What is the probability of drawing a blue color and a number 4?
2/5
1/6
3/15
1/15
A regular 6-sided die is to be rolled once. What is the probability that a number less than 3 is rolled?
1/3
1/6
1/2
2/3
A regular 6-sided die is to be rolled once. What is the probability that a number less than or equal to 4 is rolled?
1/2
1/4
5/6
2/3
A spinner has 8 equal regions. Each region is marked with one of the following numbers: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80. What is the probability of an even number being spun on the first roll?
1/8
1/2
1
3/8
There are 3 red marbles, 4 blue marbles, 2 green marbles, and 6 clear marbles in a burlap bag. One marble is randomly pulled from the bag. What is the probability the marble was green?
1/2
1/7
2/15
2/17
George is conducting a survey to determine if corn dogs should be sold in the school cafeteria. Which sampling method will give him the best results?
Interview randomly selected vegetarian students
interview randomly selected students at waffle house
interview randomly selected students who bring a lunch box
interview randomly selected students who eat lunch in the cafeteria
Bob and Stacey survey a total of 215 students about their favorite flavors of milk shakes. The table shows the results of the survey.
About half of the students surveyed preferred chocolate milk shakes.
About 25% of students prefer strawberry milk shakes.
The majority of the students surveyed prefer either strawberry or vanilla milk shakes.
There are 28 more students who prefer vanilla to chocolate milk shakes.
A random sample of shoppers at Food Lion are asked the question, "If there is no difference in cost, would you prefer to buy organic or non-organic produce?" The table shows the results. Which statement is a correct inference from this data?
There is no difference between growing produce organically or inorganically.
Shoppers at Food Lion have no preference regarding organic or non-organic produce.
Organic produce is better for the environment
In general, shoppers at Food Lion prefer organic produce.
A random sample of moviegoers are surveyed to determine what types of movies they enjoy most. The table lists the results.
Based on the survey, which double-feature combination would pull in the largest audience?
children's movie and a documentary
comedy and a romantic movie
action movie and a documentary
adventure movie and a children's movie
Lenny surveys a random sample of shoppers at a grocery store. He conducts his survey on Saturday morning. The survey consists of a single question: "What mode of transportation did you use to travel to the grocery store this morning?" The table shows the results.
Very few shoppers use a car to travel to the grocery store
The majority of shoppers walk to the grocery store
Saturdays are busier at the grocery store than Tuesdays
More shoppers typically take the bus than ride their bikes.
The manager of a school cafeteria took a random survey of students to find out what kind of fruit students prefer. The results are shown in the table. Based on the results, what type of fruit is most popular overall?
apples
bananas
grapes
oranges
The box and whisker plot shows the scores in a science test of two classes. Based on the distribution of data, which observation is NOT correct?
The median score of both the classes is the same
The minimum score of both the classes is the same
Both the classes have the same value for the first quartile
Both the classes have the same value for the third quartile.
The table shows the quantity of licorice sold versus the quantity of snow caps sold at the movie theater Wednesday through Sunday. What is the difference between the median number of licorice sold and the median number of snow caps sold.
20
11
5
2
Basketball teams play 12 games each season. Two teams track their scores for each game. Which statement can be determined using the data in the line plots?
The data from the Bulls shows more variation
The data from the Spartans shows more variation
The data from the Bulls and Spartans scores shows the same variation
Not enough information is given to determine variation
The dot plots show a random sample of two video game players' scores. What can be inferred from these data?
Player 1 is a more consistent video game player than Player 2
Player 1 is a more experienced video game player than Player 2
Player 2 is a more consistent video game player than Player 1
Player 2 is a more experienced video game player than Player 1
Martha is tossing a fair coin. She tosses the coin twenty times, and it lands on heads sixteen times. If Martha tosses the coin a twenty-first time, what is the probability that it will land on tails.
54
52
21
51
If a spinner is spun once, what is the probability it will land on "X"?
53
51
73
83
A jar contains marbles of different colors. The probability of drawing a red marble at random is 2/10.
What is the probability and likelihood that the marble drawn is NOT red?
53 ; likely
54 ; likely
53 ; unlikely
54 ; unlikely
The probability of an event is 6/8. Which word best describes the probability?
certain
impossible
likely
unlikely
What is the probability of spinning an even number?
certain
impossible
equally likely
less likely
In a classroom of 28 students, 12 students are girls. If a student is selected randomly, what is the probability that the student is a boy?
75
74
73
72
Pedro is conducting an experiment. He is flipping a fair coin and recording how many times it lands on heads and how many times it lands on tails.
Which statement regarding the experimental and theoretical probability is true?
The experimental probability should get closer to the theoretical probability as Pedro conducts more experiments.
The experimental probability should get further from the theoretical probability as Pedro conducts more experiments.
The experimental probability should stay the same distance from the theoretical probability as Pedro conducts more experiments.
The number of experiments Pedro conducts will not affect the experimental probability.
What is the probability that the arrow will land on a section labeled with a number less than 4?
83
21
85
43
A factory makes cars. The table shows the estimated probabilities the factory makes 1, 2, or 3 defective cars on any given day.
What is the probability the factory makes less than 2 defective cars per day?
0.22
0.31
0.47
0.78
If a student spins the spinner and flips a fair coin at the same time, what is the probability that the spinner lands on red, and the coin lands on tails?
61
31
32
65
4 yellow, 6 orange, 3 green, 5 blue, 2 brown.
What is the probability of selecting a brown candy?
4 yellow, 6 orange, 3 green, 5 blue, 2 brown.
P( Yellow or green)
What is the probability that you choose blue? *simplify your answer*
5 green
6 yellow
8 blue
7 brown
8/26
4/13
8/25
1/3
What is the probability of spinning a 2 on the spinner?
1/2
1/3
1/8
1/4
What is the probability the spinner stops on yellow?
.075
50%
25%
3/8
What is the probability of the spin stopping on yellow?
1/4
.25
50%
75%
What is the probability of spinning an even number?
0.25
0.33
50%
75%
Probability (as a decimal) is between which two numbers?
0-100
5-10
0-1
Find the probability of rolling a 7 on a single die.
1/6
7/6
0
7/7
A box has 3 limes, 5 grapes, and 2 oranges.
P (not lime)
3/10
30%
7/10
Answer Not Here
Marvin has a standard deck of cards.
(52 in a deck, 4 suits)
P (Ace or a 5)
1/13
2/13
1/26
8/50
Amelia receives a treat bag. The treat bag contains 10 gumballs, 5 pixie sticks, 2 bracelets, and 3 chocolates. If Amelia selects 3 items from her treat bag without looking and gives them to her sister, which could NOT represent a possible outcome for the items Amelia selects?
gumball, gumball, gumball
pixie stick, gumball, chocolate
bracelet, bracelet, bracelet
gumball, gumball, pixie stick
The list shows all possible outcomes for which experiment?
S = { (heads, heads), (heads, tails),
(tails, tails), (tails, heads) }
Flipping a coin one time
Flipping a coin two times
Flipping a coin three times
Flipping a coin four times
