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Using a standard deck of cards, how many 5-card hands are possible that have 4 aces and 1 king? |
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24 |
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96 |
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1 |
D. |
4 |
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A home security company offers a security system that uses the numbers 0 through 6, inclusive, for a 3-digit security code. How many different security codes are possible if no digit may be repeated? |
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35 |
B. |
210 |
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20 |
D. |
120 |
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3. |
How many different six-letter patterns can be formed from the letters of the word turkey? |
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156 |
B. |
120 |
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C. |
720 |
D. |
30 |
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A bag contains 2 yellow, 4 blue, and 3 white marbles. What is the probability that a marble selected at random will not be blue? |
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B. |
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D. |
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Using a standard deck of playing cards, find the probability of randomly selecting a queen, replacing it in the deck, and then selecting a heart. |
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Determine the probability of choosing a penny or a nickel from 7 pennies, 2 nickels and 5 dimes. |
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How many five-letter patterns can be formed from the letters of the word seven if v must always be the last letter? |
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12 |
B. |
8 |
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10 |
D. |
16 |
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Using a standard deck of 52 cards, what are the odds of choosing a card with a value of 8 or less? |
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Using a standard deck of 52 cards, find the probability of choosing a 10 given that the card is red. |
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D. |
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A bag contains 5 blue marbles and 8 brown marbles. One marble is randomly drawn and discarded. Then a second marble is drawn. Find the probability that the second marble is blue given that the first marble drawn was brown. |
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D. |
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A number cube is tossed four times. Find the probability that at least two 6s are tossed. |
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0.1748 |
B. |
0.1319 |
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C. |
0.0962 |
D. |
0.1106 |
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Eric guesses at all 8 questions on a true/false test. Find the probability that he got at least 6 correct. |
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0.1618 |
B. |
0.1528 |
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C. |
0.1445 |
D. |
0.1353 |
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