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Four blocks are placed in a paper bag. Each block is marked with a different letter, A, C, T, or E. Several children are playing a game by picking three blocks out of the bag without looking into the bag as they choose. Anyone who picks the three blocks that spell CAT wins a point. What is the probability of picking the blocks marked C, A, and T? |
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A bag contains 10 red marbles, 5 gray marbles, 12 black marbles, and 8 white marbles. Two marbles are randomly drawn from the bag without replacement. What is the probability of drawing a gray marble followed by another gray marble? |
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A bag contains 10 red marbles, 5 gray marbles, 12 black marbles, and 8 white marbles. Two marbles are randomly drawn from the bag without replacement. What is the probability of drawing a white marble followed by a marble that is not black? |
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A number cube is rolled and a coin is tossed. What is the probability of rolling a 5 and tossing tails? |
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What is the probability of randomly drawing a ten or a club from a standard deck of 52-playing cards? |
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