1.   What is the probability of choosing a red chip from a bag containing 3 red, 2 blue, and 5 yellow chips?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  2.   Determining the probability of a coin landing heads up by actually tossing a coin several times is an example of _____.
    A. theoretical probability B. sample probability
    C. outcome probability D. experimental probability
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  3.   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?
    A. 720 B. 60
    C. 1440 D. 80
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  4.   Two number cubes are rolled twice. What is the probability of rolling doubles on the first roll and then rolling a sum of 5 on the second roll?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  5.   A red number cube and a blue number cube are tossed. If each number cube is numbered 1 through 6, determine the probability of the red number cube showing a 4 and the blue number cube showing a 2.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  6.   From a group of six students, four are to be chosen to form a committee. In how many ways can the committee be chosen?
    A. 15 B. 360
    C. 30 D. 720
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  7.   A certain sandwich shop allows you to pick any combination of their 8 toppings. How many different combinations are there?
    A. 40,320 B. 256
    C. 1,024 D. 16
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  8.   Eight ______ is the product of all the counting numbers beginning with eight and counting backward to one.
    A. permutation B. compound event
    C. outcome D. factorial
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  9.   Compute 5!
    A. 120 B. 60
    C. 15 D. 720
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  10.   While at a local video rental store, 5 movies catch your eye, but you only want to rent 2. How many combinations are there?
    A. 5 B. 20
    C. 10 D. 2
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  11.   The Niles Park District has 140 children signed up to play Little League Baseball. The makeup of the league is shown in the table. If one child is picked at random, what is the probability that they are 9 or 11 years old? Write as a fraction in simplest form.
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  12.   The Millers’ have four children. What is the probability that they have 1 boy and 3 girls? Assume that the chance of having either a boy or a girl is 50%.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  13.   The Millers’ have four children. What is the probability that the first three children were boys and the fourth child was a girl? Assume that the chance of having either a boy or a girl is 50%.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  14.   In a survey, 100 students were asked to name their favorite season of the year. The results are shown in the table. Suppose 1,300 students attend Franklin Middle School. How many can be expected to choose spring as their favorite season?
   
    A. 312 B. 240
    C. 715 D. 300
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