In this worksheet, we will practice interpreting a data set by finding and evaluating the theoretical probabilities.
Q2:
A box contains 5 red marbles, 8 green marbles, and 4 yellow marbles. If a marble is picked from the box at random, what is the probability that the marble is red?
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Q7:
What is the probability of rolling a number between 0 and 2 on a fair die?
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Q8:
What it is the probability of rolling a number less than or equal to 1 on a regular dice?
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Q9:
A number is chosen at random from the set . What is the probability that the number is even?
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Q10:
Two distinct digits are chosen at random from the set . What is the probability that the sum of the two digits is 13?
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Q11:
A box contains 7 white, 4 black, and 6 red balls. What is the probability of drawing a black ball from the box?
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Q12:
A bag contains 5 yellow balls, 9 white balls, and 8 red balls. If a ball is chosen at random from the bag, what is the probability that it is white?
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Q13:
A class of 60 students contains 32 boys and 28 girls. If a student is picked at random, what is the probability that the student is a girl?
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Q14:
A school club has 25 boys and 13 girls. Of the members in the club 5 of the boys and 4 of the girls wear glasses. If a club member is chosen at random, what is the probability that they do not wear glasses?
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Q15:
Determine the probability that the given fair spinner will stop on a green section when spun.
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Q16:
The letters of the word “Sohag” are written on different cards and placed in a box. What is the probability of selecting at random the card with the letter “Y”?
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Q17:
A magician asked a spectator to choose a card from a standard deck of playing cards. The spectator took a card, looked at it, and then put it back into the deck in a different position. The spectator, however, did not know that the magician had arranged the pack so that every black card had a red card on either side of it.
What is the probability that the magician would correctly identify the card?
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If the magician asked the spectator to reveal the colour of the card they had chosen, what would the new probability of the magician correctly identifying the card be?
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Q18:
What is the probability of rolling a number between 3 and 7 on a fair die?
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