1.
When two coins are flipped, the probability of getting two heads is
. What is the probability of
not
getting two heads?
A.
B.
C.
1
D.
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2.
A marketing company is conducting a survey to determine America's most popular professional football team. Where would they be most likely to obtain a random sample?
A.
by calling people from around the country on the telephone
B.
in front of the White House
C.
Chicago's O'Hare Airport
D.
at a Cleveland Browns game
Hint
3.
A randomly-thrown dart hits the dartboard shown. Find the probability of the dart landing in the shaded region.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint
4.
How many combinations of two books can be chosen from a group of four on a shelf?
A.
12
B.
4
C.
6
D.
16
Hint
5.
Suppose you wanted to survey the favorite music of people in your school. Which method would produce a random sample?
A.
surveying a group of people outside of a country music concert
B.
surveying your best friends
C.
surveying the kids in your home room
D.
surveying the kids at one table at lunch
Hint
6.
As part of Ella's birthday present, her mother tells her she can choose two days, Monday through Friday, that she doesn't have to do her chores. How many combinations of days can she choose?
A.
49 combinations
B.
10 combinations
C.
5 combinations
D.
25 combinations
Hint
7.
You are playing a board game with the spinner below. What is the probability that you will spin above a 5 on your next turn and your friend, Jon, will spin below a 3 on his?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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8.
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?
A.
100%
B.
25%
C.
10%
D.
50%
Hint
9.
There are six equally likely outcomes on the spinner. What is the probability of spinning blue?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint
10.
The box for a beanbag toss at a school festival is arranged as shown. Assume it is equally likely for a beanbag to land anywhere in the box. Predict how many times a beanbag will land in the 5-point section if it is thrown 15 times.
A.
13
B.
2
C.
7
D.
5
Hint