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Probability
Experimental/
Sample Space
Combinations
Permutations
In/Dependent
100
The attendance of students at the Crosby dance recital is 100%. Gina studies at the Crosby school. How likely is it that Gina is at the recital?
Certain
100
Determine the experimental probability in each situation. At a baseball concession stand, 18 out of the 25 people who have made a purchase have bought popcorn. What is the probability that the next person in line will purchase popcorn?
18/25
100
Find the number of combinations. eight things taken three at a time
56
100
Decide if each set of events is independent or dependent. choosing a prize from a table of prizes and then having your brother choose a prize from the remaining prizes
Dependent
200
A quarter is tossed at the beginning of a soccer game to determine who will get the kickoff. How likely is it that your team will get to kick first?
As likely as not
200
Determine the experimental probability in each situation. A machine in a school cafeteria sells apple juice, orange juice, and grape juice. Of the first 13 people to buy juice, 7 chose apple, 4 chose orange, and 2 chose grape. What is the experimental probability that the next person will choose apple or grape?
9/13
200
Find the number of combinations. six activities chosen three at a time
20
200
choosing a plant from one greenhouse, then choosing a second plant from another greenhouse
Independent
300
Alisa has field hockey practice Thursday mornings. How likely is it that Alisa is playing soccer Thursday morning?
Impossible
300
Make a List to Find Sample Spaces Find the possible outcomes. Hannah takes three chips from a board game and tosses them at the same time. What are all the possible outcomes? How large is the sample space? (Note: Game pieces are black on one side and white on the other.)
8
300
Find the number of permutations for each situation. A photographer wants to take a picture of a family of 7. How many ways could he arrange them side by side?
5040
300
Find the probability of each set of events. spinning a prime number on a spinner numbered 1–8, and flipping a coin that lands on heads
1/4
400
Mr. and Mrs. Adkins have dinner reservations for 6 P.M. Mr. Adkins is returning from a trip and is still 3 hours away. If it is 4:30 P.M. what is the likelihood that Mr. Adkins will be on time for dinner?
Unlikely
400
Mike and Amy are playing a game that involves a 1–6 number cube and a spinner with five sectors of equal area. Each player rolls the number cube and spins the spinner. How many outcomes are possible in the game?
30
400
Find the number of permutations for each situation. Your PIN contains 5, 6, 9, and 1 but you do not remember the order of the numbers. How many different permutations are there to check?
24
400
Find the probability of each set of events. drawing a blue marble from a bag of eight red and six blue marbles, not replacing it, and then drawing a red marble
8/14 X 8/13 = 32/91