Rolling Dice and Flipping Coins
The probability of rolling a 3 on a six-sided die.
What is 1/6?
A jar contains 7 white, 3 black, and 4 orange marbles. This is the probability of not drawing an orange marble.
A letter is chosen at random from the word "PROBABILITY." This is the probability of selecting the letter "B."
What is 2/11?
This is the probability of drawing an Ace from a standard 52-card deck.
What is 4/52?
The ski club with ten members is to choose three officers captain, co-captain & secretary, how many ways can those offices be filled?
720
The probability of rolling a number larger than 4 on a six-sided die.
What is 2/6?
A jar contains 11 black marbles and 14 red marbles. This is the probability of drawing a marble that is black or red.
What is 1?
A class has 30 students, 19 of which are awake. This is the probability of selecting a sleeping student.
What is 11/30?
This is the probability of drawing a Queen or a 4 from a standard 52-card deck.
What is 8/52?
For a segment of a radio show, a disc jockey (Dr. Jams) can play 4 songs. If there are 8 to select from, in how many ways can the program for this segment be arranged?
1680
The probability of rolling a multiple of 3 on a 20-sided die.
What is 6/20?
A bag contains 5 red marbles, 11 blue marbles, and 8 white marbles. This is the probability of randomly drawing a white or red marble.
What is 13/24?
In a survey, 40% of respondents chose option A, 35% chose B, and 25% chose C. This is the probability of randomly choosing someone who did not choose option A.
What is 60%?
This is the probability of not drawing a face card from a standard 52-card deck.
What is 40/52?
A four-person committee is to be elected from an organization’s membership of 11 people. How many different committees are possible?
330
The probability of rolling a 4 and getting tails when you roll a six-sided die and flip a coin.
What is 1/12?
Suppose you draw two marbles from a bag containing 5 red, 3 green, and 2 blue marbles. What is the probability of getting a red marble on your first draw and a green marble on your second draw if you replace each marble back into the bag.
What is 15%?
This is the probability that a randomly chosen student was born in May or January.
When you draw 3 cards from a standard deck of cards, what is the probability of drawing a diamond on the first and second draws and a 9 on the third draw?
0.5%
You are on your way to Hawaii (Aloha) and of 15 possible books your parents say you can only take 10. How many different collections of 10 books can you take?
3003
If I flipped a coin and it landed on heads 3 times in a row, what is the probability the next flip lands on tails?
50%
A bag contains 5 red marbles, 11 blue marbles, and 8 white marbles. If you are going to select 3 marbles from the bag, what is the probability that the first time you draw a red marble is on the third draw?
13%
The probability of any event happening is between ___ and ____
0 and 1
When you draw 3 cards, what is the probability of drawing a spade first, then a 10, and finally an Ace from a standard 52-card deck?
0.1%
Seven bands have volunteered to perform at a benefit concert, but there is only enough time for four of the bands to play. How many lineups are possible?
840