WorksheetsTY Maths Christmas Quiz
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is sample space?
a process with an uncertain result
a possible result of an action
a list of all possible outcomes of an event
a single outcome or group of outcomes
Which one is the sample space for flipping 3 coins?
{H, T}
{H1, H2, H3, T1, T2, T3}
{HHH, TTT, HTH, THT, TTH, HHT}
{HHH, TTT, HTH, THT, TTH, HHT, HTT, THH}
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?
1/2
1/3
1/6
1/8
You give the answer to a probability problem as 6/5. The teacher marks it wrong. Why?
It should have been 5/6.
Its not written as a percent.
Its more than 1.
Its not written as a decimal.
Which of these cannot be considered a probability of an outcome?
1/3
-1/5
0.80
112%
1
Roll a die one time. Find P(rolling a 4).
1/4
2/3
1/6
1/2
Roll a die one time. Find P(a number less than 7).
0
1
7/6
1/6
Draw one card from a standard deck. Find P(ace)
1/13
1/4
4/13
1/52
Draw one card from a standard deck. Find P(ace of diamonds)
1/13
1/4
4/13
1/52
Draw one card from a standard deck. Find P(4 or club)
17/52
2/13
4/13
1/26
Draw one card from a standard deck. Find P(black and a 10)
17/52
2/13
4/13
1/26
Rolling a pair of dice, find P(sum > 9).
1/2
1/12
1/6
1/9
Evaluate
A
B
C
D
Evaluate
A
B
C
D
Evaluate
A
B
C
D
Four different kind of fruit trees are planted in a row: an apple tree, a pear tree, a peach tree and a plum tree. It is also given that there can be no peach tree at either end of the row. How many ways are there to plant these trees?
(a)
How many different combinations of management can there be to fill the positions of president, vice president and treasurer in a club if there are 12 eligible candidates?
9
132
1320
220
How many different ways can the letters in the word "trial" be arranged such that the word will begin with a vowel?
24
48
72
120
How many four-digit numbers can be formed with the digits 1,2,3 and 4?
81
256
24
64
In some countries, it is customary to shake hands with everybody in the meeting. If there are 15 people in the meeting, how many handshakes were made?
380
45
210
105
Roll a die two times. Find P(rolling a 6 both times).
1/36
1/6
1/12
1/18
Draw two cards from a standard deck. Find P(both cards are red).
1/26
1/2
1/4
1/13
If a bag contains 5 red balls, 3 green balls, and 4 blue balls, what is the probability of drawing a green ball?
3/12
3/9
3/5
3/10
