Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
|
|
1.
|
There are 16 sixth graders, 11 seventh graders, and 9 eighth graders in a gym
class. The gym teacher randomly selects one student to collect balls. In how many ways can choosing
not a seventh grader occur?
a. | 11 ways | c. | 25 ways | b. | 20 ways | d. | 36 ways |
|
|
2.
|
The possible rolls on a number cube are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Which word best
describes the likelihood of rolling not an 8?
a. | equally likely | c. | impossible | b. | certain | d. | likely |
|
|
|
Use the spinner to determine the theoretical probability of the
event.
|
|
3.
|
Spinning a 3
|
|
4.
|
Spinning a number less than 5
|
|
5.
|
Spinning a number less than 11
|
|
6.
|
Spinning an even number
|
|
7.
|
Spinning a multiple of 4
|
|
8.
|
You shuffle a deck of 26 cards representing the letters of the alphabet. You
randomly select a card from the deck. What is the theoretical probability that the card represents
one of the letters in the word “mathematics”?
|
|
9.
|
The partial tree diagram shows some of the outcomes of flipping a coin four
times. How many possible outcomes are there in all?
|
|
10.
|
You write the numbers 1 through 9 on separate pieces of paper and put them in a
hat. Then you draw the numbers one at a time without replacing them. What is the probability that you
draw the numbers 1 through 9 in order?
|
|
11.
|
You have 8 pairs of socks in the dryer. Only one pair is black. You randomly
choose two of the socks. What is the probability that you got both of the black socks?
|
Numeric Response
|
|
1.
|
There are 98 lettered tiles in a board game. You randomly draw the tiles shown.
How many of the 98 lettered tiles would you expect to be vowels?
|
|
2.
|
A baseball team has won 50% of its games so far. There are 20 regular season
games left. Predict how many of these games the team will win.
|
Short Answer
|
|
|
You randomly choose one of the tiles shown below. Find the favorable outcomes
of the event.
|
|
1.
|
Choosing a number less than 4
|
|
|
You spin both spinners. Find the probability of the
events.
|
|
2.
|
Spinning a 5 and not spinning white
|