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Do the work on a separate piece of paper and show all your work. The correct answers are on at the bottom of the page
Find the probability for each problem below.
1. You roll a single die numbered from 1 to 6.
What is the probability of rolling an odd
number, expressed as a fraction?
2. A jar contains 12 caramels, 7 mints and 16
dark chocolates. What is the probability of
selecting a mint expressed as a fraction?
3. The numbers 4 through 14 are placed in a
bowl and drawn at random then replaced after
being drawn. Is it likely or unlikely you will
draw a number less than 7?
4. In a deck of 52 playing cards, what is the
probability of drawing a spade expressed as a
decimal?
5. The letters that form the word MISSISSIPPI
are placed in a bowl. What are the odds of
choosing a โPโ?
6. In a deck of 52 playing cards, are the odds
favorable that you will draw a heart or a
diamond?
7. There is a jar of jelly beans with the following
flavors: 12 are grape, 17 are blueberry, 5 are
pineapple and 13 are coconut. What is the
probability, expressed as a percent, of
selecting either a grape or blueberry replacing
it and then a coconut or pineapple?
8. There are 29 students available to represent
the upperclassmen at a fair. 13 are juniors
and 16 are seniors. What is the probability, as
a percent that a senior and junior will be
chosen?
9. In a deck of 52 playing cards what is the
probability, as a fraction, of drawing a picture
card (A,K,Q,J) replacing it and then drawing
either a heart or a diamond?
10. There are 12 men on the basketball team. 2
are centers, 5 are guards, the rest a forwards.
What is the probability, as a percent, that out
of two players chosen at random they would
be a guard and a forward?
11. You have a jar of marbles in front of you with
the following colors: 7 - red, 12 - blue, 6 -
yellow and 9 - white. What are the odds of
selecting marble that is not blue, replacing it
and then one that is blue?
12. There are 15 men on the roster of the
baseball team. 2 are catchers, 6 are
infielders, 4 are outfielders and the remainder
are pitchers. What is the probability that out of
two players chosen at random they would be
a pitcher and a infielder?
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