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A randomly-thrown dart hits the dartboard shown. Find the probability of the dart landing in the shaded region. |
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John, Keri, and Carlos are working on a project for school. How many ways are possible for choosing two of them to make the oral report to the class? |
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4 |
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3 |
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2 |
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6 |
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Suppose you wanted to survey the favorite music of people in your school. Which method would produce a random sample? |
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surveying your best friends |
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surveying the kids at one table at lunch |
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surveying the kids in your home room |
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surveying a group of people outside of a country music concert |
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Liz conducted a survey of the number of kids in her school who would join a charity work club if she started one. She surveyed 75 kids and 30 said they would join. If there were 165 kids in her grade, how many could she expect to join? |
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132 kids |
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66 kids |
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46 kids |
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23 kids |
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The surface area of the world is about  water. If a very small, non-dangerous meteoroid lands on the earth, what is the probability that it does not land in water? |
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How many ways can you choose two side dishes from a choice of applesauce, beans, corn, fries, rice, and salad, assuming you cannot order two of the same side dish? |
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12 ways |
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15 ways |
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36 ways |
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30 ways |
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You and your friend, Jenni, just tried out for the school play, The Princess and The Goblin. The teacher putting the play together tells everyone who tried out that they each have a 50% chance of getting a part acting in the play. What is the chance that you and Jenni both will get a part? |
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10% |
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100% |
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25% |
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50% |
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At summer camp you make 5 new friends in the first day. That night you find out that half of the people at camp are from another state. What is the probability that all the new friends you made are from your state? |
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There are six equally likely outcomes on the spinner. What is the probability of spinning blue? |
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What is the probability that a randomly thrown dart will land in the shaded region of the dartboard? |
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