Random Letters
Drawing a letter from the word MATH and getting a A and then a H
1/16
A spinner has 5 equal sections numbered 1-5. What is the odds you land on a 5 and then land on a 4?
1/25
Rolling a 3 and then a number less than 3
1/18
Drawing two letter from the word SCIENCE and getting a S and then not E
5/49
A spinner with 5 equal sections numbered 1 - 5.
P(landing on a 2 and then landing on an even number)
2/25
Rolling two 6s in a row
1/36
Drawing two letter from the word PHYSICS and getting a P and then not a vowel
6/49
A spinner with 7 equal sections labeled 1-7.
P(3 and then an odd number)
4/49
What are the odds of rolling three doubles in a row?
216/46,656 = .4%
Drawing 4 letters from the word LION with replacement, and getting O each time.
1/256
A spinner with 10 sections labeled 1-10.
What are the odds of landing on a 5, and then landing on a section greater than 3?
7/100
Rolling four 5s in a row
1/1296
You want to create a new collection of cell phone numbers. The first three number will be 565. The last 4 digits are random, but the 1st digit needs to be either a 2, 4, or 6. How many cell phone numbers can you create?
3 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 3,000
A spinner with 20 sections labeled 1-20.
What are the odds of landing on a 4, three spins in a row?
1/18
Rolling a number greater than 4, then an even number, then an odd number, then a number that is less than 6
5/72