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Theoretical
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Counting Principle
Compound Probability
Mixed Questions
100
Maria is flipping a coin and spinning a spinner. The spinner has 4 equal sections labeled A-D. What is the probability the coin will land on heads and the spinner will land on the letter "A"?
1/8 or 0.125, or 12.5%
100
Hasaan has a spinner with 5 equal sections, each a different color. After only 10 spins, the pointer had landed on red 40% of the time. After a whopping 1,000 spins, the pointer landed on red only 22% of the time. How can Hasaan account for this change in experimental probability?
As the number of trials increase, the experimental probability reaches closer to the theoretical probability. (The Law of Large Numbers)
100
You are trying to decide what to wear to school. You know you have a green pair of pants, a red pair, and a blue pair. You also have a brown shirt, a plaid shirt, and a yellow shirt. How many different outfit combinations can you make?
9
100
What is the probability of spinning a 3 on a number cube and getting heads on a coin?
1/12
100
If Eben flipped a coin 40 times and got heads 30 and tails 10. What is the theoretical probability of getting heads on the next flip?
1/2
200
The classic wood carousel at Carousel Park in Hampton, VA has 32 jumping horses and 16 standing horses. What is the probability of randomly selecting a jumping horse?
1/2, or 0.50, or 50%
200
What is the number of possible outcomes for spinning one spinner with 8 equal sections and another spinner with 6 equal sections?
48 possible outcomes
200
What is the probability of getting even on a number cube and heads on a coin?
1/4
200
If Eben flipped a coin 40 times and got heads 30 and tails 10. What is the experimental probability of getting heads on the next flip?
3/4
300
What is the probability of rolling two odd numbers in a row with a standard number cube?
1/4, or 0.25, or 25%
300
A letter tile is randomly selected from a bag, recorded, and replaced 100 times. The results are listed below. What is the experimental probability of selecting the letter "E"? A = 16 E = 11 I = 29 O = 19 U = 25
11/100 or 0.11, or 11%
300
Amiya and Keyshawn are candidates for class president of the 7th grade. Ajaye, Chishon, and Laura are candidates for vice president. How many winning combinations are possible?
6
300
The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are used to create a four digit lock. What is the probability that the combination is 6666?
1/1296
300
What is the probability of getting a 9 on a number cube?
0
400
There are 3 red marbles, 2 green marbles, and 1 yellow marble in a box. One marble is taken out and not replaces. A second marble is then taken out and not replaced. What is the probability both marbles that were taken out are red?
1/5, or 0.20, or 20%
400
Pedro recorded the types of birds that visit his bird feeder. Based on the results below, what is the probability the next bird will be a chickadee? Woodpecker = 3 Chickadee = 5 Cardinal = 1 Sparrow = 13 Blue Jay = 3
1/5, or 0.20, or 20%
400
Ms. French is packing for a trip. She packs a white blouse, a pink blouse, a blue blouse, and a green blouse. She also packs a black suit, a navy blue suit, and a gray suit. What is the probability that the first outfit she wears is the gray suit with a pink blouse?
1 out of 12
400
What is the probability of flipping heads 5 times in a row on a coin?
32
400
You are going out to eat dinner tonight. You can either get pizza, a hamburger or lobster. You can get fries or bread sticks for a side and you can get water, Pepsi, or Mountain Dew for a drink. How many different dinner combinations can you get?
18
500
Jarvonya spins a spinner with 5 equal sections numbered 1-5 and she spins another spinner with 5 equal sections with the letters A-E. What is the probability she will spin a 4 and a B?
1/25 or 0.04, or 4%
500
A six-sided die is thrown 50 times. Using the list below, how does the theoretical probability of rolling a 3 compare to the experimental probability of rolling a 3? Number on Die How Many Times it Landed on that Number 1 8 2 6 3 7 4 12 5 10 6 7
The theoretical probability is higher than the experimental probability. (Theoretical = 17%, Experimental = 14%)
500
What is the probability of rolling three 4's in a row on a number cube?
1/216
500
You can choose from white or wheat bread. You can put ham, turkey, or bacon on for meat. And you can choose either cheese or no cheese for the topping. What is the probability of making a turkey and cheese sandwich on white bread?
1/12
500
You are going out to eat dinner tonight. You can either get pizza, a hamburger or lobster. You can get fries or bread sticks for a side and you can get water, Pepsi, or Mountain Dew for a drink. What is the probability you choose pizza, bread sticks and Pepsi?
1/18