Solving Equations/Story Problems
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Probability 2
Probability 3
100
Solve for the indicated letter.


a = 3b, for b.

b = a/3

100

The local candy store offers 25 different jelly bean flavors, each of which can served in one of 4 different decorative containers. How many different containers of different jelly beans can you make?

100

100

What is the probability that you draw a blue marble from a bag of marbles with 6 blue marbles, 8 red marbles, and 2 red marbles.

6/16 = 3/8

100

What is the probability of drawing a black face card from a standard deck of cards?

6/52 = 3/26

100

What is the probability of rolling a number divisible by 3 on a 14-sided die?

4/14 = 2/7

200

Solve for s. 

t = s - 2/5

s = t + 2/5

200

List the possible outcomes for tossing a fair coin three times. 

HHH, HTH, HHT, THH, THT, HTT, TTH, TTT

200

Find the probability of drawing 3 diamonds in a row from a standard deck of cards if the card is returned each time. 

1/64

200
What is the probability of spinning two winners in a row with a wheel that the winner is one of 26 equally likely outcomes?

1/676

200

What is the probability of getting at least one tail when tossing a coin 4 times?

15/16

300

Solve for y.

z = y + k

y = z - k

300

You are required to take 5 courses, one each in Math, Science, Art, Business, and Health. You have the choice of 3 Math courses, 6 Science courses, 3 Art courses, 7 Business courses, and 3 Health courses. How many different sets of 5 courses are possible?

1134

300

What is the probability of winning 3 lottery tickets in a row when each ticket has a 1 in 8 chance of being a winner?

1/512

300

If you are dealt two cards from a standard deck of cards with the cards being replaced, find the probability of getting a heart on the first card and a diamond on the second. 

1/16

300

What is the probability of drawing either a black five or a red ace on one draw from a standard deck of cards.

1/13

400

A 145-inch board is cut into two pieces. One piece is four times the length of the other. Find the lengths of the two pieces.

29in, 116in

400

How many different ways can you make a 3-character password using digits 0-9? 

1000

400

What is the probability of selecting a red Disney shirt from a closet in which 4/5 of the shirts are Disney themed and 1/2 of the Disney shirts are red.  

4/10 = 2/5

400

Disney Daily Double

Turn away and slam the door

400
Find the probability of randomly selecting either a sophomore or an Honor Roll student at a high school with 25 students in each class (Freshmen, Sophmore, Junior, and Senior) when five students from each class are on the Honor Roll.

2/5

500

In a triangle, the measure of the first angle is three times the measure of the second angle. The measure of the third angle is 80 degrees more than the measure of the second angle. Find the angles. 

20,60,100

500

Disney Daily Double

4 dozen eggs

500

What is the probability of rolling a sum of 8 with a pair of fair dice?

5/26

500

Find the probability of getting a sum of either 3, or 6, or 10 on a roll of two dice.

5/18

500

Find the probability of drawing a red card and then a black ace if we do not replace the cards after drawing. 

1/51