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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 mother feeds her baby jarred baby food. For dinner, she likes to give the baby a meat, a vegetable, and a fruit. The types of meats, vegetables, and fruits that she has in her pantry are listed in the table below. What is the probability that her baby's meal will include turkey and bananas? |
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The student council advisor needs to appoint two council members to be officers: one president and one vice-president. Student council consists of six members. How many possible ways are there for the advisor to fill the offices? |
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2 |
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720 |
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11 |
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30 |
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Suppose three coins are tossed. What is the probability that two will turn up heads, and one turn up tails? |
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0.625 |
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0.125 |
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0.75 |
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0.375 |
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Elizabeth has 12 female friends and 10 male friends. If she is having an eight-person party, what is the probability that there will be 5 girls and 3 boys, if she chooses people at random? |
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0.594 |
B. |
0.152 |
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0.149 |
D. |
0.297 |
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