1.   Find the fair game.
    A. Serena and Allie have two chips. One is red on one side and blue on the other side. The other chip is red on one side and green on the other side. Each girl tosses a chip. Serena scores one point if both chips match. Allie scores one point if the chips don't match.
    B. Serena and Allie have two chips. Both chips are red on one side and blue on the other side. Each girl tosses a chip. Serena scores one point if a chip shows red. Allie scores one point if a chip shows blue.
    C. Serena and Allie have two chips. One is red on both sides and one is red on one side and blue on the other side. Each girl tosses a chip. Serena scores one point if both chips match. Allie scores one point if the chips don't match.
    D. Serena and Allie have two chips. One is red on both sides and one is red on one side and blue on the other side. Each girl tosses a chip. Serena scores one point if a chip shows red. Allie scores one point if a chip shows blue.
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  2.   Find the fair game.
    A. Walter and Jerome each toss a number cube and add the numbers. Walter scores one point if the total is 7 or greater. Jerome scores one point if the total is less than 7.
    B. Walter and Jerome each toss a number cube and add the numbers. Walter scores one point if the total is greater than 7. Jerome scores one point if the total is less than 7.
    C. Walter and Jerome each toss a number cube and add the numbers. Walter scores two points if the total is 7 or greater. Jerome scores three points if the total is less than 7.
    D. Walter and Jerome each toss a number cube and add the numbers. Walter scores one point if the total is greater than 7. Jerome scores one point if the total is 7 or less.
    Hint

  3.   Jack and Thomas have two chips. One is red on both sides and one is red on one side and blue on the other side. Each boy tosses a chip. Jack scores one point if both chips are the same. Thomas scores one point if the chips are different. What is the probability that Jack will score a point?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  4.   Jack and Thomas have two chips. One is red on both sides and one is red on one side and blue on the other side. Each boy tosses a chip. Jack scores one point if both chips are the same. Thomas scores one point if the chips are different. What is the probability that Thomas will score a point?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  5.   Suppose you have a bag filled with 6 blocks numbered from 1–6. You consecutively choose three blocks, without replacement to form a three-digit number. You choose the first number and put it in either the hundreds, tens, or ones place. You choose the next number and put it in one of the remaining places, and so on. The object of the game is to create the greatest three-digit number. What is the probability of getting a higher number in the third draw (than the second draw) if a 2 is in the ones place and the second draw is a 4?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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