Probability
Theoretical Probability
Ind. and Dep. Events
Permutations
Combinations
100
A bag contains 8 white marbles, 10 red marbles, and 12 blue marbles. What is the probability of choosing a red marble?
What is 1/3
100
What is the theoretical probability of rolling a 6 if you roll a dice 30 times
What is 5/30
100
Name the type of event: The probability of getting a head and roll a 6 in that order.
What is an Independent Event
100
Ed, Ned, and Freddy decide they want to race across the football field. How many different ways can the three boys finish in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd?
What is 6
100
There a 3 students applying for a job and only two get hired. How many ways can 2 people get hired?
What is 3
200
You toss a coin and roll a numbered dice. What is the probability that you flip heads and then a 4?
What is 1/12
200
What is the probability of rolling a 2 and then a number greater than 2 on a standard numbered dice?
What is 1/9
200
Name the type of event: The probability of drawing a heart after selecting a king of hearts (without replacement)
What is a Dependent Event
200
There are 4 teams left in the Olympic Men’s Hockey playoffs: Sweden, Canada, USA, and Finland. How many different ways can the gold, silver, and bronze medals be awarded?
What is 24
200
The Ice cream stand at the state fair has 4 toppings: sprinkles, fudge, Oreos, and peanuts. You are ordering a 3-topping sundae. How many different sundaes can you get?
What is 4
300
In your math class, there is 12 male 9th graders, 8 female 9th graders, 4 male 10th graders, and 6 female 10th graders Your teacher chooses one student at random to give an oral report. What is the probability the student is female?
What is 7/15
300
A spinner was spun 20 times. It landed on red 5 times, green 9 times, blue 3 times, and yellow three times. For which color is the experimental probability the same as the theoretical probability?
What is Red
300
A sack contains 1 blue, one red, one yellow, and one green marble. What the probability of selecting the red marble after 4 trials (placing the marbles back in the sack after each draw)?
What is 1/4
300
There are 8 people running a race. How many different outcomes for the race are there?
What is 40,320
300
A pizza shop offers 8 different toppings. How many different 3-topping pizzas can be formed with the 8 toppings?
What is 56
400
A bag contains 4 white marbles, 6 red marbles, 7 blue marbles, and 3 green marbles. What is the probability of choosing a white marble and then a green marble without replacement?
What is 3/95
400
If you have 2 dice, what is the theoretical probability of rolling snake eyes?
What is 1/36
400
A sack contains 1 blue, one red, one yellow, and one green marble. What the probability of selecting the red marble after 4 trials (keeping the marbles out of the sack once drawn)?
What is 100%
400
There are 8 people competing in a race. How many different ways can first, second, and third place medals be awarded?
What is 336
400
How many different committees of 6 people can be chosen from a group of 10 people?
What is 210