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Remember:
Theoretical
probability
is
the ratio of the number of ways the event can occur to the total
number of possibilities in the sample space.
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Answer the following questions
using your knowledge of the theoretical probability
associated with each situation.
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A dime is
tossed. It is a fair, unbiased coin.
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a.
What is the sample space?
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b.
What is the probability that a head will appear?
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c.
What is the probability that a tail will appear?
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2. |
A die is
tossed. It is a fair, unbiased die.
List the outcomes for each event below and
the probability of the event.
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a.
A number less than or equal to 3 appears.
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b.
An odd number is tossed.
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c. A
number greater than 2 appears.
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3. |
A
standard deck of 52 cards is shuffled and one card is
drawn. What is the probability that the card is:
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a.
a black card?
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b.
a king?
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c.
an eight of
spades?
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4. |
A class contains 18
boys and 12 girls. The teacher calls on students at
random to recite. What is the probability that the
first student called upon to recite is:
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a.
a boy?
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b.
a girl?
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5. |
A
letter is chosen at random from a given word. Find
the probability that the letter is a vowel if the word is:
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a.
ALGEBRA
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b.
PROBABILITY
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