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An event with a probability of  ______. |
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is certain to occur |
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is not very likely to occur |
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cannot occur |
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is very likely to occur |
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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? |
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in front of the White House |
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by calling people from around the country on the telephone |
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at a Cleveland Browns game |
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Chicago's O'Hare Airport |
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If you are conducting a survey to determine people's favorite actor, at which location should you not conduct your survey? |
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in front of a theater on opening night of the latest comedy |
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grocery store |
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video store |
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post office |
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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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How many combinations of two books can be chosen from a group of four on a shelf? |
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4 |
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6 |
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12 |
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16 |
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Hateya's mother says that there is a 25% chance that she cannot take Hateya to her friend Curtis's party. What is the chance that Hateya's mother will be able to take her? |
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25% |
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100% |
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50% |
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75% |
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Joaquim's little brother, Raimundo, is playing with his action figures. He drops one of them, Rodolfo, out the window of his bedroom with a parachute. If Rodolfo lands in the area below, what is the probability that he lands on the orange landing pad? |
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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? |
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49 combinations |
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25 combinations |
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10 combinations |
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5 combinations |
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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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25% |
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100% |
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50% |
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10% |
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The art club is having a ''lottery'' to help raise money for new art supplies. If the art club has already chosen a number between 0 and 999 that is the winning number, what is the probability that one number you would pick would be the winning number? |
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