Vocabulary
Probability
Review and Practice
Outcomes
Probability of Independent Events
100
Any activity based on chance (such as tossing a coin).
What is an experiment?
100
What is the probability of landing on blue out of red,yellow,green, and blue? Express your answer as a decimal,and a percent.
As a decimal,this is 0.25. As a percent,this is 25%
100
How many outcomes are possible when you flip a coin?The choices are A 1,B 4,C 2,D 0
What is C 2 possible outcomes
100
1. Which of the following is the sample space when 2 coins are tossed?The chocies are {H, T, H, T} {H, T} {HH, HT, TH, TT} or none of the above.
What is {HH, HT, TH, TT}
100
A letter card is chosen, and a number cube is rolled. Find the probability of each event. P(A and 5)
What is 1/156
200
A possible result of an experiment.
What is an outcome?
200
There are 6 cards that spell out CHANCE.Suppose you choose one card at random.What is the probability of P(A)?
What is 1/6
200
Which of the following best describes the probability of landing on red out of red,green blue in all?The choices are A 1/4,B 1/3,C 2/3 And D 3/3
What is B 1/3
200
At Summit Middle School, 3 out of 5 students make honor roll. What is the probability that a student does not make honor roll?The choices are 65%,40%,60%,or none of the above.
What is 40%
200
A letter card is chosen, and a number cube is rolled. Find the probability of each event. P(K and even)
What is 1/52
300
The particular outcome that your looking for of an experiment or situation.
What is an event?
300
There are 9 cards that spell out HOMESTEAD.Suppose you choose one card at random.what is the probability of P(E)?
What is 2/9
300
What fraction of the letters in the word FREQUENCY are E?The choices are A 1/10,B 1/9,C 2/9,and D 1/3
What is C 2/9
300
A large basket of fruit contains 3 oranges, 2 apples and 5 bananas. If a piece of fruit is chosen at random, What is the probability of getting an orange or a banana?The choices are 4/5, 1/2, 7/10 .or none of the above
What is 4/5
300
A letter card is chosen, and a number cube is rolled. Find the probability of each event. P(J and less than 3)
What is 1/78
400
A number from 0 to 1 that describes how likely an event is to occur.
What is probability?
400
There are 7 cards that spell out INDIANA.Suppose you choose one card at random.What is the probability of P(A)?
What is 2/7
400
A number cube is labeled 1-6 is rolled.What is the probability of P(1)?
What is 1/6
400
A pair of dice is rolled. What is the probability of getting a sum of 2?The choices are 1/6, 1/3, 1/36 or none of the above.
What is 1/36
400
A letter cardis chosen, and a number cube is rolled. Find the probability of each event. P(vowel and 7)
What is 0
500
An event made up of two or more simple events.
What is a compound event?
500
There are 8 cards that spell out SPARTANS.Suppose you choose one card at random.what is the probability of P(S)?
What is 1/4
500
Two number cubes labeled 1-6 are rolled.What is the probability of P(3 or 4)?
What is 1/3
500
In a class of 30 students, there are 17 girls and 13 boys. Five are A students, and three of these students are girls. If a student is chosen at random, What is the probability of choosing a girl or an A studentThe choices are 19/30, 11/15, 17/180 or none of the above.
What is 19/30
500
A letter card is chosen, and a number cube is rolled. Find the probability of the event. P(consonant and odd)
What is 21/52
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