14 questions
Use the spinner to find the probability.
P(not D) =
5
5/6
0.63
1/6
Use the spinner to find the probability.
P(2 or 3) =
1/4
3/8
2
2/4
A spinner marked with four sections blue, green, yellow, and red was spun 100 times. The results are shown in the table. If the spinner is spun 50 more times, how many of these times would you expect the pointer to land on blue?
4 times
5 times
7 times
34 times
Suppose there are 200 students in the cafeteria during lunch. How many students would you expect to choose pizza as their favorite cafeteria food?
90
104
18
72
A veterinarian has the animals listed in the table below staying at the hospital. Find the probabilities of what animal the veterinarian will care for next:
P(not a dog nor cat)
5/11
10/24
5/24
12/22
A veterinarian has the animals listed in the table below staying at the hospital. Find the probabilities of what animal the veterinarian will care for next:
P(cat or reptile) =
11/24
5/11
1/2
10/22
A bag contains 4 green tokens, 2 red tokens, and 4 purple tokens. Lisa drew a token out of the bag, recorded the result, and then put the token back into the bag. She did this 30 times and recorded the results in a bar graph. Use this information to answer the following question.
What is the theoretical probability of drawing a red token?
1/30
2/15
2/30
1/5
A bag contains 4 green tokens, 2 red tokens, and 4 purple tokens. Lisa drew a token out of the bag, recorded the result, and then put the token back into the bag. She did this 30 times and recorded the results in a bar graph. Use this information to answer the following questions.
What was the experimental probability of drawing a red token?
1/30
2/15
8/30
1/15
Bailey tossed a coin 10 times. The results were 7 heads and 3 tails.
What is the experimental probability of tossing tails?
1/3
3/10
3/7
1/2
Bailey tossed a coin 10 times. The results were 7 heads and 3 tails.
What is the best comparison between the theoretical and experimental probability of tossing heads?
The theoretical probability is greater than the experimental probability.
The theoretical probability is less than the experimental probability.
The theoretical probability is equal to the experimental probability.
The theoretical probability is not related to the experimental probability.
There are 4 yellow, 4 green, and 4 red pens in a jar. Each day Michelle selects a pen without looking, uses the pen, and then replaces it in the jar. Over 13 days she selects a red pen 3 times. Compare the theoretical and experimental probabilities of this experiment.
Experimental probability (3/13) is slightly greater than the theoretical probability (1/3).
Experimental probability (1/3) is slightly less than the theoretical probability (3/13).
Experimental probability (3/13) is slightly less than the theoretical probability (1/3).
Experimental probability (1/3) is slightly greater than the theoretical probability (3/13).
A number cube labeled one though six is rolled and a letter is selected from the word MUSIC. Find each probability
P(2 and S) =
1/5
1/6
1/11
1/30
A sports bag contains 3 tennis balls, 4 baseballs, and 8 golf balls. Each is equally likely to be chosen. Which of the following models could be used to simulate this situation?
flipping a coin fifteen times
spinning a spinner with three equal sections
choosing from 3 red marbles, 4 yellow marbles, and 8 blue marbles
rolling a number cube labeled one through six fifteen times
A store is handing out coupons worth 10%, 15%, 20%, or 25% off. Each coupon is equally likely to be handed out. Which of the following models could be used to simulate this situation?
flipping a coin four times
spinning a spinner with four equal sections
rolling a number cube labeled one through six one time
rolling a number cube labeled one through six four times