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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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What is the probability that a multiple of 3 is spun on a spinner with the numbers 1 to 15? |
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Determining the probability of a coin landing heads up by actually tossing a coin several times is an example of _____. |
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theoretical probability |
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outcome probability |
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experimental probability |
D. |
sample probability |
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Two coins are tossed and a number cube is rolled. How many outcomes are possible? |
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18 |
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10 |
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24 |
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12 |
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A sporting goods store sells ball caps in four sizes: S, M, L, and XL. Each hat is available in 5 colors and can be purchased with or without a logo. Find the number of combinations available. |
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20 |
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10 |
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40 |
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11 |
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A minor-league baseball team had three players tryout for each of the nine positions. How many ways could the team be formed? |
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19,683 |
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27 |
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6561 |
D. |
729 |
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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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In how many ways can 8 CDs be stacked? |
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288 |
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9216 |
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36 |
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40,320 |
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An art gallery has 10 paintings to display. Six of the paintings are to be used for a new exhibit. Is this situation a permutation or combination? How many choices of paintings are possible? |
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combination; 151,200 |
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permutation; 151,200 |
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combination; 210 |
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permutation; 210 |
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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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20,161 |
B. |
1,679,616 |
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48 |
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262,144 |
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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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12. |
Evaluate 2! · 7!. |
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14 |
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10,080 |
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362,880 |
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5,040 |
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Which situation is a combination? |
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The number of ways a committee can choose a president, vice-president, and treasurer. |
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The number of ways 3 books can be displayed in a store window. |
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The number of ways 50 people can line up to enter a concert hall. |
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The number of ways a coach can choose 3 co-captains for a soccer team. |
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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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