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What is the probability of choosing a red chip from a bag containing 3 red, 2 blue, and 5 yellow chips? |
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D. |
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How many ways can you order a pizza if you pick one from each choice; 4 sizes, 3 different crusts, 5 kinds of cheese, and 12 toppings? |
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A. |
80 |
B. |
720 |
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C. |
60 |
D. |
1440 |
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There are 11 pennies, 7 nickels, and 9 dimes in a bowl. If 2 coins are selected at random, find the probability of selecting a nickel then a dime if the first coin is not replaced. |
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B. |
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D. |
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From a group of six students, four are to be chosen to form a committee. In how many ways can the committee be chosen? |
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30 |
B. |
720 |
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C. |
360 |
D. |
15 |
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5. |
Five coins are tossed. How many outcomes are there? |
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20 |
B. |
32 |
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C. |
16 |
D. |
10 |
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6. |
The Mudville Heights High School football team has 8 plays from which to choose. On a certain drive, they had 6 plays. How many possible combinations of plays could they have used for that drive? |
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A. |
262,144 |
B. |
48 |
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C. |
1,679,616 |
D. |
20,161 |
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A friend of yours has 26 slips of paper, one with each letter of the alphabet on it. You randomly select six of them, not replacing any. What is the probability that all six letters that you choose are consonants ('y' is a consonant, not a vowel)? |
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8. |
Compute 10! |
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A. |
362,880 |
B. |
36,288,000 |
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C. |
36,288 |
D. |
3,628,800 |
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9. |
If you have 10 CDs, and you want to take three of them with you on a road trip, how many different possibilities are there for which three you bring? |
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120 |
B. |
3 |
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C. |
604,800 |
D. |
10 |
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10. |
Use the spinner to find P(not prime). Write as a fraction in simplest form. |
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B. |
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D. |
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A computer store offers a computer with a 15-, 17-, or 19-inch monitor and an inkjet or laser printer. Make a tree diagram to show the different ways a computer can be sold with a monitor and printer. |
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12. |
Evaluate 6! · 6!. |
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A. |
479,001,600 |
B. |
1,440 |
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C. |
518,400 |
D. |
25,920 |
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A nickel is tossed 550 times and heads came up 300 times. What is the experimental probability of tossing tails? |
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D. |
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The spinner below was spun 250 times and 5 came up 20 times. What is the experimental probability of spinning a 5? |
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D. |
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