Probability
Kansas License plates are 3 letters followed by 3 numbers. How many of these license plates are possible?
17,576,000
The probability that a 3 year old battery works is .7 and a graphing calculator requires 4 batteries to work. Mr. Woyna finds 4 batteries that are 3 years old in the math office. What is the probability that he puts them in a calculator and it works?
.74 = binompdf(4, .7, 4) = .2401
Swimsuit Brand
SpeeDO
Trevor and Connor are going to compete in the 100-meter dash against each other. Based on previous results, they know that Trevor averages 11.5 seconds with a deviation of 1 second and Connor averages 10.5 seconds with a deviation of 0.5 seconds. On average, how much will Connor win by?
1 second
Training place for marine recruits
Boot CAMP
37% of working adults access the Internet at work, 44% at home, and 21% at both home and work. What percentage access the Internet at home or at work?
60
The probability that a telemarketing employee reaches a person is .11. Suppose they call 20 people in a night. What is the probability that they reach 3 or less people?
binomcdf(20, .11, 3) = .829
Drifters style of singing
DO-wop
Over Meg's career, she hits the ball in a normal distribution with a mean of 200 feet and a standard deviation of 30 feet. Find the probability that a random hit will go more than 250 feet.
normalcdf(250, 10000, 200, 30) = .0478
These are often broken after an election
CAMPaign promises
A card is randomly selected. Find the probability it is between 4 and 8 inclusive or is a club.
0.538
The probability that a telemarketing employee reaches a live person is .11. Suppose they call 20 people in a night. What is the probability that they reach less than 5 people?
binomcdf(20, .11, 4) = .939
Arcade game that first introduced Mario
Donkey Kong
Trevor and Connor are going to compete in the 100-meter dash against each other. Based on previous results, they know that Trevor averages 11.5 seconds with a deviation of 1 second and Connor averages 10.5 seconds with a deviation of 0.5 seconds. What is their combined standard deviation?
1.12 seconds
Singer who dropped "Cougar" from his name
MellenCAMP
What is the probability that you a pull a club from a deck of cards given that you have already removed a heart?
0.255
It is estimated that 10% of drivers turn on their blinker before changing lanes. In a random sample of 4 drivers, what is the probability that at least one person uses his or her blinker when changing lanes?
1 - binom(4, .1, 0) = .3439
One of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
DOnatello
Mr. Woyna plans on racing (beating) Meg in the Lisle 5K. If Mr. Woyna averages 23 minutes with a standard deviation of 3 minutes per 5K and Meg averages 29 minutes with a standard deviation of 4 minutes per 5K. What is the probability that their combined times will be more than an hour?
normalcdf(60, 1000, 52, 5) = .055
1986 movie about kids flying a NASA shuttle
Space CAMP
A jar has 5 blue, 5 green, and 5 red marbles. What is the probability you remove a blue, then a green, and then a red marble?
0.046
According to government data, 20% of employed women have never been married. 25 employed women are selected at random. Find the probability that the number of employed women who have never been married is greater than 3.
1 - binomcdf(25, .2, 3) = .766
Homer Simpson's favorite food
DOnuts
Mr. Woyna plans on racing (beating) Meg in the Lisle 5K. If Mr. Woyna averages 23 minutes with a standard deviation of 3 minutes per 5K and Meg averages 29 minutes with a standard deviation of 4 minutes per 5K. What is the probability that Mr. Woyna wins?
normalcdf(-10000, 0, -6, 5) = .8849 or
normalcdf(0, 1000, 6, 5)
88.5%....
College hotshot
Big Man on CAMPus