Ben and Lily are going to roll a number cube one time to see who will start a game. Which of the following IS a fair way to decide who will go first?

If the number rolled is less than 3, Ben will go first. If the number rolled is greater than 3, Lily will go first.

If a 1, 4 or 6 is rolled, Ben will go first. If a 2,3 or 5 is rolled, Lily will go first.

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20 questions
multiple choice
basic probability

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1.

A number cute is rolled 360 times and the results are recorded as follows: 60 ones; 58 twos; 50 threes; 84 fours; 38 fives; and 60 sixes. What is the experimental probability of rolling a two OR a three?
- A.
  
  .3
- B.
  
  .36
Correct Answer
A. .3
2.

A standard number cute with the numbers 1 through 6 is rolled. Find the probability of rolling a number LESS THAN 2.
- A.
  
  1/6
- B.
  
  1/3
Correct Answer
A. 1/6
3.

A bag contains 5 red marbles, 6 white marbles, and 11 blue marbles. You pick a marble without looking. Find the probability of drawing a white marble.
- A.
  
  6/11
- B.
  
  3/11
Correct Answer
B. 3/11
4.

The probability of rolling a 6 on a regular number cube is 1/6. If Jacob tosses a number cube 48 times, how many times would he expect to roll a 6?
- A.
  
  8
- B.
  
  6
Correct Answer
A. 8
5.

Candice is the best hitter on her high school softball team. She gets on base safely 70% of the time. What is the probability that her next at bat will result in her getting on base?
- A.
  
  7/10
- B.
  
  1/7
Correct Answer
A. 7/10
6.

On any given day, the cafeteria offers 4 main dishes for lunch (pizza, hamburger, cheeseburger or turkey) and 4 kinds of drinks (white milk, chocolate milk, orange juice or apple juice). How many possible combinations of meals are there?
- A.
  
  16
- B.
  
  8
Correct Answer
A. 16
7.

Ben and Lily are going to roll a number cube one time to see who will start a game. Which of the following IS a fair way to decide who will go first?
- A.
  
  If a 1, 4 or 6 is rolled, Ben will go first. If a 2,3 or 5 is rolled, Lily will go first.
- B.
  
  If the number rolled is less than 3, Ben will go first. If the number rolled is greater than 3, Lily will go first.
Correct Answer
B. If the number rolled is less than 3, Ben will go first. If the number rolled is greater than 3, Lily will go first.
8.

Lily has a set of 10 cards, numbered 1 through 25. If she picks a card at random, what is the probability that the card will be an 8?
- A.
  
  1/25
- B.
  
  1/8
Correct Answer
A. 1/25
9.

When Brendan deposits a penny in his candy machine, out comes a gumball. Inside his gumball machine there are 5 blue gumballs, 5 red, 5 yellow and 5 white. What are the chances he will get a blue gumball when he deposits a penny?
- A.
  
  1 out of 5
- B.
  
  1 out of 4
Correct Answer
B. 1 out of 4
10.

In a survey of 100 students about their favorite pizza topping, 25 chose pineapple. According to these results, if a student is picked at random at the school, what is the chance that the student prefers pineapple as a pizza topping?
- A.
  
  1 out of 4
- B.
  
  1 out of 25
Correct Answer
A. 1 out of 4

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Probability Quiz 5/13/10

A number cute is rolled 360 times and the results are recorded as follows: 60 ones; 58 twos; 50 threes; 84 fours; 38 fives; and 60 sixes. What is the experimental probability of rolling a two OR a three?

A standard number cute with the numbers 1 through 6 is rolled. Find the probability of rolling a number LESS THAN 2.

A bag contains 5 red marbles, 6 white marbles, and 11 blue marbles. You pick a marble without looking. Find the probability of drawing a white marble.

The probability of rolling a 6 on a regular number cube is 1/6. If Jacob tosses a number cube 48 times, how many times would he expect to roll a 6?

Candice is the best hitter on her high school softball team. She gets on base safely 70% of the time. What is the probability that her next at bat will result in her getting on base?

On any given day, the cafeteria offers 4 main dishes for lunch (pizza, hamburger, cheeseburger or turkey) and 4 kinds of drinks (white milk, chocolate milk, orange juice or apple juice). How many possible combinations of meals are there?

Ben and Lily are going to roll a number cube one time to see who will start a game. Which of the following IS a fair way to decide who will go first?

Lily has a set of 10 cards, numbered 1 through 25. If she picks a card at random, what is the probability that the card will be an 8?

When Brendan deposits a penny in his candy machine, out comes a gumball. Inside his gumball machine there are 5 blue gumballs, 5 red, 5 yellow and 5 white. What are the chances he will get a blue gumball when he deposits a penny?

In a survey of 100 students about their favorite pizza topping, 25 chose pineapple. According to these results, if a student is picked at random at the school, what is the chance that the student prefers pineapple as a pizza topping?