Dice and Coins
What's the probability of landing on heads when flipping a coin?
1/2 or 50%
In a game, Steph Curry makes about 40% of his 3-pointers. If he shoots 10 three-pointers in a game, about how many will he make?
4
If you have 2 shirts and 2 pants, how many different outfits can you make?
4
Probability of your plane crashing or your car crashing?
TRUE or FALSE: Money is actually made of paper.
False. It's 75% cotton and 25% linen! So it's more like your bed sheets than a piece of paper :)
What's the probability, as a percent, of landing on a 2 when rolling a 6-sided dice?
1/3 or 33%
Lebron James makes about 75% of his free throws. If he shoots 4 free throws in a game, about how many will he make?
3 because 3/4 = 75%
If you have 3 shirts and 4 hats, how many different outfits can you make?
12
How long does it take for the average person to fall asleep? 7 minutes, 15 minutes, or 30 minutes
7 minutes
What's the probability of getting two heads in a row, when flipping a coin?
1/4 or 25%
Michael Jordan made about 50% of the shots that he took. If he takes 3 shots in a row, what is the probability that he makes them all?
1/8 or 12.5%
Winning the lottery or getting struck by lightning?
Getting struck by lightning and it's not even close! (1 out of 12,000) vs (1 out of 250 million)
The word "strengthed" is famous for one reason. What's the reason? (HINT: it has something to do with syllables).
Longest one-syllable word
What's the probability of landing a coin on heads AND rolling a 1 on a 6-sided dice?
1/12 or 8%
Kris Bryant has a batting average of about .300 This means he gets a hit about 30% of the time. If he bats 50 times, about how many hits will he get?
.30 x 50 = 15 hits
Probability Mr. Ruginis learns how to Waltz or probability Mr. Ruginis learns how to sing? Or are both equally unlikely?
Mr. Ruginis can't sing or dance for the life of him! Both have 0% chance :)
What's the best way to survive an alligator or shark attack?
Punch it or stick your finger in their eye
If your friend flips a quarter 10 times and it lands on heads every single time. What's the probability it will land on heads the next time?
The same probability as always! 1/2 or 50%
Patrick Mahomes has a completion percentage of about 60%. This means that he completes about 60% of all of his passes. If he makes two passes in a row, what's the probability that both of those passes are NOT completed?
.40 x .40 = 16%
10 to the 4th power or 10,000 combinations
Chance of having twins or chance of your kid becoming a doctor? Or are they about the same?
They're about the same. They're both about one-half of a percent, which means 1 out 200 people.
TRUE or FALSE: At one point you were the youngest person on earth.
True! At the exact moment you were born!