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If four coins are tossed, find the probability that all four coins land heads. |
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There are 8 floats in a parade. If the float carrying the grand marshal must be first, how many ways can the parade organizer pick the next two floats in the parade? |
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21 |
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42 |
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28 |
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56 |
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There are 4 white marbles, 6 red marbles, and 2 blue marbles. Once a marble is selected, it is not replaced. Find the probability of selecting 2 blue marbles. |
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A card is drawn at random from a standard deck of playing cards. What is the probability of drawing a King? |
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What is the probability of rolling a number greater than six on a number cube? |
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1 |
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How many sandwiches are possible from white, wheat, or rye bread; Colby, Swiss, or American cheese; and ham, turkey, roast beef, or bologna? |
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36 |
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10 |
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27 |
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48 |
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Given a standard deck of 52 playing cards, what is the probability of randomly drawing a 2 and then a 3 if the first card is not replaced? |
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The chart shows the data from rolling a number cube. What is the experimental probability of rolling a 2? |
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Find P(10, 3). |
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120 |
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90 |
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720 |
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There are 20 students in student council. Two of these students are picked to be president and vice-president. Does this represent a combination or a permutation? How many possible ways can the president and vice-president be chosen? |
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permutation; 380 ways |
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permutation; 190 ways |
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combination; 190 ways |
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combination; 380 ways |
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There are 23 students in Mr. Blackwell’s science class. Five students are picked to talk to the elementary students who will be coming to the middle school next year. Does this represent a combination or a permutation? How many ways can the students be chosen? |
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combination; 4,037,880 ways |
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permutation; 33,649 ways |
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combination; 33,649 ways |
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permutation; 4,037,880 |
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Over the last 6 years, the probability that corn seeds planted by Mrs. Thompson produced corn is . If Mrs. Thompson wants to have 14,000 corn-bearing plants, how many seeds should she plant? |
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18,000 seeds |
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20,000 seeds |
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16,000 seeds |
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22,0000 seeds |
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To determine what people think about the construction of a new school, the school board asks citizens to call a certain number and express their opinions. Describe the sample used by the school board. |
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The sample is unbiased because it is a simple random sample. |
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The sample is biased because it is a voluntary response sample. |
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The sample is biased because it is a convenience sample. |
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The sample is unbiased because it is a systematic random sample. |
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To determine if a certain assembly line is producing quality radios, an employee checks every thirtieth radio leaving the assembly line. Describe the sample used by the employee. |
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The sample is unbiased because it is a systematic random sample. |
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The sample is biased because it is a convenience sample. |
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The sample is unbiased because it is a stratified random sample. |
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The sample is biased because it is a voluntary response sample. |
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