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An event with a probability of ______. |
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is very likely to occur |
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cannot occur |
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is certain to occur |
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is not very likely to occur |
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A randomly-thrown dart hits the dartboard shown. Find the probability of the dart landing in the shaded region. |
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From left to right on the number line, order the events based on how likely they are to occur. a. The event is certain to happen. b. The event is just as likely to happen as not to happen. c. The event has no chance of happening. d. The event could happen but is unlikely. e. The event is likely to happen. |
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c, d, b, e, a |
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a, e, b, d, c |
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d, c, b, a, e |
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d, c, b, e, a |
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Design a pair of dice so the probability that a player using Die A scores a point on a turn is . |
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Put a 3 on each face of Die A. Put a 5 on two faces of Die B and a 2 on the other four faces. |
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Put a 1 on three faces of Die A and a 6 on the other three faces. Put a 3 on one face of Die B and a 5 on the other five faces. |
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Put a 5 on each face of Die A. Put a 1 on three faces of Die B and a 2 on the other three faces. |
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Put a 2 on four faces of Die A and a 4 on the other two faces. Put a 5 on each face of Die B. |
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When Maria gets ready for school, she has three shirts (in blue, green, or red) from which to choose. She can also wear either khaki pants or jeans. Draw a tree diagram showing the possible choices of shirts and pants. |
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What is the probability that a player picks a Jack in a standard deck of cards? |
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