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    A teacher has 9 red crayons, 4 blue crayons, 7 purple crayons, and 5 black crayons in a basket. A student reaches into the basket and randomly selects a crayon. What is the probability that the crayon will be either red or purple?

    • 9/16
    • 16/25
    • 7/25
    • 7/16
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    There are 6 red, 5 blue, 3 green and 1 yellow marbles in a jar.  Jada picks a marble without looking.  What is the probability Jada picks a red or yellow marble?

    • 7/15

    • 2/75

    • 7/30

    • 1/35

    Correct Answer
    A. 7/15
    Explanation
    red + yellow = 6 + 1 = 7 out of 15 6/15 + 1/15 = 7/15

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  • 3. 

    There are 5 basketballs, 4 soccer balls and 6 footballs in a ball bin.  If a student chooses a ball at random from the bin, what is the probability the student will pick a football or a basketball?

    • 11/15

    • 3/4

    • 4/9

    • 13/7

    Correct Answer
    A. 11/15
    Explanation
    The probability of picking a football or a basketball can be calculated by adding the number of footballs and basketballs and dividing it by the total number of balls in the bin. In this case, there are 5 basketballs and 6 footballs, so the total number of footballs and basketballs is 5 + 6 = 11. The total number of balls in the bin is 5 + 4 + 6 = 15. Therefore, the probability is 11/15.

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    A teacher has 9 red crayons, 4 blue crayons, 7 purple crayons, and 5 black crayons in a basket. A student reaches into the basket and randomly selects a crayon. What is the probability that the crayon will be either blue or black?

    • 4/16

    • 13/25

    • 9/25

    • 9/16

    Correct Answer
    A. 9/25
    Explanation
    blue + black = 9 out of 25
    4/25 + 5/25 = 9/25

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    Scott rolls a six sided number cube (a dice).  What is the probability that the number rolled is an even or a 5?

    • 1/2

    • 1/3

    • 2/3

    • 1/12

    Correct Answer
    A. 2/3
    Explanation
    even (2, 4, 6) plus 5 = 4 possibilities out of 6

    3/6 + 1/6 = 4/6 = 2/3 reduced

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    There are 10 red, 5 blue, 3 green and 2 yellow marbles in a jar.  Mark picks a marble without looking.  What is the probability Mark picks a green or yellow marble?

    • 3/10

    • 1/4

    • 3/5

    • 1/3

    Correct Answer
    A. 1/4
    Explanation
    green marbles + yellow marbles = 5 total marbles = 20 5/20 = 1/4

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  • 7. 

    Tre has 5 t-shirts, 4 dress shirts and 3 polo shirts in his closet.  If he reaches in without looking what is the probability he will pick a t-shirt or a polo shirt?

    • 8/12 , 2/3

    • 4/6, 12/3

    • 7/15, 12/8

    • 4/6, 12/10

    Correct Answer
    A. 8/12 , 2/3
    Explanation
    There are a total of 5 t-shirts, 4 dress shirts, and 3 polo shirts in Tre's closet. The probability of picking a t-shirt or a polo shirt can be calculated by adding the number of t-shirts and polo shirts and dividing it by the total number of shirts. Therefore, the probability is 8/12, which simplifies to 2/3.

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    Jalen rolls a six sided number cube (a dice).  What is the probability that the number rolled is a 2 or a number greater than 3?

    • 2/3

    • 1/2

    • 5/6

    • 1/9

    Correct Answer
    A. 2/3
    Explanation
    1/6 +3/6= 4/6 = 2/3 reduced
    possible outcomes: 2, 4, 5, 6 (that is four)
    total outcomes: 1, 2, 3,4 ,5 ,6 (that is six)
    possible/total = 4/6 = 2/3

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    From a standard deck of cards, find the probability of picking a queen or an even number.

    • 4/13

    • 6/13

    • 6/169

    • 5/13

    Correct Answer
    A. 6/13
    Explanation
    4/52 + 20/52 = 24/52 which reduces to 6/13
    number of queens = 4, number of even (2, 4, 6, 8, 10 remember there are four 2's, 4's, 6's,8's and 10's) = 20

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    From a standard deck of cards, find the probability of picking a heart or spade.

    • 1/16

    • 1

    • 1/4

    • 1/2

    Correct Answer
    A. 1/2
    Explanation
    heart + spade = 13 + 13 = 26 out of 52
    13/52 + 13/52 = 26/52 which reduces to 1/2

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