PROBABILITY
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MYRA RORALDO
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Multiple Choice
What is the probability of getting 6 when you roll a regular dice?
unlikely
impossible
likely
certain
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There is only one number 6 in a regular die. There is a total of 6 possible outcomes. 1,2,3,4,5,and 6
thus:
P/E = 1/6
0.1666
17%
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Multiple Choice
Consider picking a card from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of getting a diamond?
impossible
likely
as likely, as unlikely
unlikely
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There are 13 diamond cards in a standard deck of 52 cards. Hence,
P/E = 13/52 = 1/4
0.25
25%
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Multiple Choice
Consider picking a card of a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of getting a king?
1/13
1/2
1/52
1/4
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There are 4 kings in a standard deck of 52 cards. Therefore,
P/E = 4/52
= 1/13
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Multiple Choice
Suppose each letter of the word compute is written on a card and placed in a box. What is the probability of picking a card containing a consonant?
57%
43%
100%
14%
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COMPUTE has 7 letters, There are 4 consonants (C, M, P and T). Thus,
P/E = 4/7
= 57%
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Multiple Choice
In a bowl, there are 5 green marbles, 4 red marbles, and 7 blue marbles. What is the probability of getting a red marble?
impossible
unlikely
likely
certain
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There are 16 total marbles, four of them are red. Thus, the probability of getting a red marble is
P/E = 4/16
= 1/4 or 25%
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Multiple Choice
Consider picking a number from 1 to 15? What is the probability of getting a composite number?
8/15
7/15
1/2
2/3
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There are 8 composite numbers from 1 to 15, (4,6,8,9,10,12,14,15). Thus,
P/E = 8/15
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Multiple Choice
Consider picking a number from all even numbers from 1-15. What is the probability of picking a prime number?
1/7
2/7
4/7
6/7
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There are 7 numbers from 1 - 15, (2,4,6,8,10,12,14). There is only one even prime number (2). Thus,
P/E = 1/7
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Multiple Choice
Consider picking a letter from the English alphabet. What is the probability of picking a consonant?
81%
73%
65%
88%
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There is a total of 26 letters in the English alphabet. Only 21 of these are consonants. Therefore,
P/E = 21/26
=0.807
= 81%
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Multiple Choice
A student is asked to get a marble from a bag without looking. The bag contains seven black marbles, five white marbles, and three blue marbles. What is the probability that the student will get a blue marble?
as unlikely, as likely
likely
unlikely
certain
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The bag contains a total of 15 marbles. There are 3 blue marbles, hence,
P/E = 3/15
= 20
= 20%
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Multiple Choice
Five boys and four girls signed up for a chess tournament. Shirley is among those who signed up. If the players are randomly paired off, what is the probability that Shirley’s opponent is a boy?
0.62
0.37
0.50
0.75
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The total number of opponents is eight, Of these, five are boys. Thus,
P/E = 5/8
= 0.62
= 62%
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