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The daily special at the House of Pies offers one of three featured pies and your choice of coffee, tea, milk or juice. How many ways can you order the special? |
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15 |
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12 |
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7 |
D. |
8 |
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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. |
720 |
B. |
60 |
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C. |
80 |
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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C. |
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D. |
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Determine the number of ways awards can be given for first, second, and third places in a race if there are 7 runners participating. |
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840 |
B. |
210 |
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C. |
5040 |
D. |
2520 |
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An arrangement in which order is not important is a(n) ________. |
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outcome |
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factorial |
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combination |
D. |
permutation |
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6. |
How many ways can 3 CDs be selected from a stack of 7 different CDs? |
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A. |
245 |
B. |
5040 |
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C. |
35 |
D. |
6 |
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An ordinary six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability that a number greater than four is rolled? |
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D. |
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A spinner numbered 1 through 10 is spun 100 times. The results of the experiment are shown in the table below. What is the experimental probability of spinning a 5? |
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A. |
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D. |
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9. |
Five coins are tossed. How many outcomes are there? |
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16 |
B. |
32 |
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C. |
20 |
D. |
10 |
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10. |
A certain sandwich shop allows you to pick any combination of their 8 toppings. How many different combinations are there? |
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256 |
B. |
1,024 |
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C. |
40,320 |
D. |
16 |
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You roll a number cube three consecutive times. What is the probability that you roll an even number the first two times and a 3 the last time? |
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A. |
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B. |
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12. |
A baseball team has 15 players, but there are only 9 positions. How many different choices are there for how to put 9 players on the field? |
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120 |
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B. |
99 |
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C. |
1,816,214,400 |
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D. |
1,307,674,368,000 |
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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 he or she is not 9 years old? Write as a fraction in simplest form. |
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A. |
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B. |
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C. |
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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? |
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A. |
240 |
B. |
312 |
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C. |
300 |
D. |
715 |
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