Probability - Practice Quiz

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PRACTICE QUIZ

Probability

A. Find each theoretical probability based on the following situations.

DON’T FORGET TO SIMPLIFY! (2 points each)

In a large bin, there are 28 baseballs, 12 basketballs, 8 soccer balls, and 6 footballs. Jim is going to randomly select one ball from the bin.

1) P(football) =

3) P(not a basketball) =

2)

4)

P(baseball or soccer ball) =

P(baseball) =

Jimmy arrived at the stadium for a game and saw 120 vehicles already in the parking lot. There were 15 trucks, 8 motorcycles, and 5 tractor trailers. The rest were cars. If a vehicle is selected randomly from the parking lot, what are the following probabilities?

5) P(motorcycle) = 6) P(car) =

7) P(not a truck) = 8) P(truck or tractor trailer) =

Jeremy is going to roll the 6-sided die and spin the spinner.

R S

M E

L I

E D

9) P(roll 2 and spin R) =

11) P(roll 4 and spin vowel) =

10) P(roll even and spin E) =

12) P(not roll 1 and spin Y) =

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B. Make each prediction. (2 points each)

13) If Billy rolls a 6-sided die 600 times, how many times do you predict he will roll a multiple of 3?

14) If Megan spins the spinner to the right 75 times, how many times do you predict she will NOT spin a C?

A B

C

E

D

15) The probability of winning the “Ace Seidel’s Quiz” game is ⅛.

If Paul wants to win the game 3 times, how many times should he play?

C. Find each experimental probability based on the chart of information.

DON’T FORGET TO SIMPLIFY! (2 points each)

Jasper rolled a 4-sided die 120 times. His results are in the table below.

# on die 1 2 3 4

Times rolled

32 25 20 43

16) P(roll a 3) = 17) P(roll a 1 or 4) =

18)

Which number’s experimental probability is closest to it’s theoretical probability?

Monica spins a fair 5-part spinner with the colors red, green, blue, pink, and yellow. Her results are in the table below.

Color

Times spun 8

RED GREEN BLUE

15 9 6

PINK YELLOW

7

19) P(blue) = 20) P(not green) =

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Extra Credit: (2 points)

You will be asked a probability question involving multiple rolls of a die.

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