15 questions
If a marble is drawn randomly from a bag that contains exactly 5 marbles, 2 of which are red and 3 of which are orange, what is the probability of drawing a red marble?
3/5
2/5
3/2
2/3
If a marble is drawn randomly from a bag that contains exactly 7 marbles, 3 of which are white and four of which are blue, what is the probability of drawing a blue marble?
7/4
4/3
3/4
4/7
If a marble is drawn randomly from a bag that contains exactly 9 marbles, 4 of which are red and two of which are blue, and three of which are white, what is the probability of drawing a blue marble?
6/9
2/9
3/9
4/9
If a marble is drawn randomly from a bag that contains exactly 9 marbles, 4 of which are red, two of which are blue and three of which are white, what is the probability of NOT drawing a red marble?
2/9
5/9
4/9
1/3
If a marble is drawn randomly from a bag that contains exactly 13 marbles, 5 of which are red, 5 of which are white, and 3 of which are blue, what is the probability of NOT drawing a blue marble?
10/13
5/13
8/13
3/13
Joann and nine other students are being randomly assigned to one of four classes: PE, Math, Science, and Social Studies. 3 students are being assigned to PE. 2 students are being assigned to Math. 2 students are being assigned to Science, and 3 students are being assigned to Social Studies. Joann loves Social Studies. What is the probability that she will be assigned to Social Studies?
30%
20%
50%
80%
Joe and nine other students are being randomly assigned to one of four classes: PE, Math, Science, and Social Studies. 3 students are being assigned to PE. 2 students are being assigned to Math. 2 students are being assigned to Science, and 3 students are being assigned to Social Studies. Jo doesn't like Math. What is the probability that he will NOT be assigned to Math?
9/10
1/5
3/10
4/5
Frank and nine other students are being randomly assigned to one of four classes: PE, Math, Science, and Social Studies. 3 students are being assigned to PE. 2 students are being assigned to Math. 2 students are being assigned to Science, and 3 students are being assigned to Social Studies. Frank likes PE and Science. What is the probability that he will be assigned to PE or Science?
4/5
9/10
1/2
1/5
Danny and Jim are playing a guessing game. Danny rolls an 8-sided die, with each side numbered 1 through 8, and Jim tries to guess what the number will be. This time Jim guesses 7. What is the probability that Jim's guess is correct?
87.5%
12.5%
20%
50%
Danny and Jim are playing a guessing game. Danny rolls an 8-sided die, with each side numbered 1 through 8, and Jim guesses three numbers that it could be. This time Jim guesses 2, 4, 6. What is the probability that one of Jim's guesses is correct?
12.5%
62.5%
37.5%
50%
Danny and Jim are playing a guessing game. Danny rolls an 8-sided die, with each side numbered 1 through 8, and Jim guesses five numbers that it could be. This time Jim guesses 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8. What is the probability that one of Jim's guesses is correct?
62.5%
12.5%
37.5%
25%
Ellen is trying to pick out a dress, but she can't decide. Her friends finally tell that they are going to play a game. They have numbered the dresses one through five. She has to pick a number, and that's the dress they'll buy her. The dresses are each a color - red, green, blue, pink, and orange. What are the odds that she will pick the blue dress?
4 : 1
3 : 2
1 : 4
1 : 1
Ellen is trying to pick out a dress, but she can't decide. Her friends finally tell that they are going to play a game. They have numbered the dresses one through five. She has to pick a number, and that's the dress they'll buy her. Two dresses are red, one is green, one is blue, and one is pink. What are the odds she will pick a red dress?
2 : 3
1 : 4
3 : 2
5 : 3
Ellen is trying to pick out a dress, but she can't decide. Her friends finally tell that they are going to play a game. They have numbered the dresses one through five. She has to pick a number, and that's the dress they'll buy her. Two dresses are red, one is green, one is blue, and one is pink. What are the odds she will pick something else besides a red dress?
2 : 3
3 : 2
4 : 1
1 : 4
Ellen is trying to pick out a dress, but she can't decide. Her friends finally tell that they are going to play a game. They have numbered the dresses one through five. She has to pick a number, and that's the dress they'll buy her. Three of the dresses cost less than $20, while two of the dresses cost more than $20. What are the odds that she will pick something that costs more than $20?
2 : 3
3 : 2
4 : 1
1 : 4