Question 1

Compute Theoretical Probability
-A 6-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a number less than 6? 
A) $\frac { 5 } { 6 }$
B) $\frac { 5 } { 7 }$
C) $\frac { 1 } { 6 }$
D) $\frac { 1 } { 3 }$

Accepted Answer

There are 6 possible outcomes when rolling a 6-sided die (numbers 1 through 6). Since we are looking for a number less than 6, there are 5 outcomes that satisfy this condition (numbers 1 through 5). Therefore, the theoretical probability of rolling a number less than 6 is $\frac{5}{6}$.

Question 2

Compute Empirical Probability
Solve the problem. Round to the nearest hundredth of a percent if needed.
-During clinical trials of a new drug intended to reduce the risk of heart attack, the following data indicate the occurrence of adverse reactions among 1000 adult male trial members. What is the probability that an
Adult male using the drug will experience nausea?

A) $2.60 \%$
B) $28.89 \%$
C) $2.39 \%$
D) $1.90 \%$

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Question 3

Compute Theoretical Probability
-A bag contains 13 balls numbered 1 through 13. What is the probability of selecting a ball that has an even number when one ball is drawn from the bag? 
A) $\frac { 6 } { 13 }$
B) $\frac { 13 } { 6 }$
C) $\frac { 2 } { 13 }$
D) 6

Accepted Answer

There are 6 even numbers among the 13 balls (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12). Therefore, the probability of selecting an even numbered ball is 6/13.

Question 4

Compute Empirical Probability
Solve the problem. Round to the nearest hundredth of a percent if needed.
-Use of the internet for shopping is increasing dramatically, but still is somewhat age dependent. When a popular web site that sells books asked the age of users who bought products from them over the internet,
They obtained the following data. What is the probability that a buyer on this web site is aged 60-69?

A) $2.86 \%$
B) $4.41 \%$
C) $4.45 \%$
D) $2.95 \%$

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Question 5

Find the Probability that an Event Will Not Occur
-A bag contains 5 blue marbles, 10 green marbles, and 6 red marbles. One marble is drawn from the bag. What is the probability that the marble drawn is not blue? 
A) $\frac { 16 } { 21 }$
B) $\frac { 5 } { 16 }$
C) $\frac { 5 } { 21 }$
D) $\frac { 16 } { 5 }$

Accepted Answer

The total number of marbles is 21 (5 blue + 10 green + 6 red). The probability that the marble drawn is not blue is the probability of drawing either a green or red marble, which is $\frac{10 + 6}{21} = \frac{16}{21}$.

Question 6

Compute Empirical Probability
Solve the problem. Round to the nearest hundredth of a percent if needed.
-The table below represents the number of deaths per 100 cases for an illness having a median mortality of four years and a right-skewed distribution over time. What is the probability of living more than 12 years
After diagnosis of the disease? 
A) $15.00 \%$
B) $19.00 \%$
C) $13.00 \%$
D) $85.00 \%$

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Question 7

Find the Probability that an Event Will Not Occur
-A bag contains 20 marbles, of which 6 are blue and 10 are green. One marble is drawn from the bag. What is the probability that the marble drawn is not blue? 
A) $\frac { 7 } { 10 }$
B) $\frac { 3 } { 10 }$
C) $\frac { 3 } { 8 }$
D) $\frac { 4 } { 5 }$

Accepted Answer

There are 6 blue marbles out of 20 total marbles. The probability of drawing a blue marble is therefore 6/20, which simplifies to 3/10. The probability of not drawing a blue marble is the complement of this, which is 1 - 3/10 = 7/10. Therefore, the answer is choice A, 7/10.

Question 8

Compute Empirical Probability
Solve the problem. Round to the nearest hundredth of a percent if needed.
-Measurements of the height of a group of men entering a particular college produced the following table. What is the probability that a man entering the college is 68-69 inches tall?

A) $32.26 \%$
B) $23.06 \%$
C) $18.40 \%$
D) $32.59 \%$

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Question 9

Compute Theoretical Probability
-A lottery game contains 23 balls numbered 1 through 23. What is the probability of choosing a ball numbered 24? 
A) 0
B) 1
C) $\frac { 1 } { 23 }$
D) 23

Accepted Answer

There is no ball numbered 24 in the lottery game, so the probability of choosing a ball numbered 24 is 0.

Question 10

Compute Theoretical Probability
-Two 6-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability the sum of the two numbers on the die will be 4? 
A) $\frac { 1 } { 12 }$
B) $\frac { 2 } { 3 }$
C) $\frac { 11 } { 12 }$
D) 3

Accepted Answer

To get a sum of 4, the possible outcomes are (1,3), (2,2), and (3,1). Each die has 6 possible outcomes, so there are 6 x 6 = 36 possible outcomes. Therefore, the probability of getting a sum of 4 is 3/36 or simplifying it, 1/12. Thus, the best choice is A.

Question 11

Compute Empirical Probability
Solve the problem. Round to the nearest hundredth of a percent if needed.
-In 1999 the stock market took big swings up and down. A survey of 979 adult investors asked how often they tracked their portfolio. The table shows the investor responses. What is the probability that an adult
Investor tracks his or her portfolio daily?

A) $23.29 \%$
B) $29.01 \%$
C) $24.62 \%$
D) $28.40 \%$

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Question 12

Compute Theoretical Probability
-Two 6-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers on the dice will be greater than 10? 
A) $\frac { 1 } { 12 }$
B) $\frac { 5 } { 18 }$
C) $\frac { 1 } { 18 }$
D) 3

Accepted Answer

The only sums greater than 10 are 11 and 12, which can be achieved by (5,6), (6,5), and (6,6). There are 36 possible outcomes when rolling two 6-sided dice, so the probability is $\frac{3}{36} = \frac{1}{12}$.

Question 13

Find the Probability that an Event Will Not Occur
-What is the probability that a card drawn from a deck of 52 cards is not a diamond? 
A) $\frac { 3 } { 4 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { 4 }$
C) $\frac { 4 } { 13 }$
D) $\frac { 2 } { 5 }$

Accepted Answer

There are 13 diamonds in a deck of 52 cards. So, the probability of drawing a diamond is $\frac{13}{52} = \frac{1}{4}$. Therefore, the probability of not drawing a diamond is $1-\frac{1}{4} = \frac{3}{4}$, which is option A.

Question 14

Compute Empirical Probability
Solve the problem. Round to the nearest hundredth of a percent if needed.
-A traffic engineer is counting the number of vehicles by type that turn into a residential area. The table below shows the results of the counts during a four-hour period. What is the probability that the next
Vehicle passing is an SUV?

A) $33.13 \%$
B) $19.36 \%$
C) $34.76 \%$
D) $33.72 \%$

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Question 15

Find the Probability that an Event Will Not Occur
-What is the probability that a card drawn from a deck of 52 cards is not a 9? 
A) $\frac { 12 } { 13 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { 13 }$
C) $\frac { 9 } { 10 }$
D) $\frac { 1 } { 10 }$

Accepted Answer

There are 4 cards that are 9s in the deck and a total of 52 cards. So, the probability of drawing a 9 is $\frac{4}{52}$. The probability of not drawing a 9 is simply 1 minus that probability, which simplifies to $\frac{48}{52}$ or $\boxed{\frac{12}{13}}$.

Question 16

Find the Probability that an Event Will Not Occur
-What is the probability that a card drawn from a deck of 52 cards is not black? 
A) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$
B) 2
C) $\frac { 25 } { 52 }$
D) $\frac { 3 } { 4 }$

Accepted Answer

The probability that a card drawn is not black is the same as the probability of drawing a red card. Since half the cards (26 out of 52) are red, the probability is $\frac{26}{52} = \frac{1}{2}$.

Question 17

Compute Empirical Probability
Solve the problem. Round to the nearest hundredth of a percent if needed.
-During July in Jacksonville, Florida, it is not uncommon to have afternoon thunderstorms. On average, 8.7 days have afternoon thunderstorms. What is the probability that a randomly selected day in July will not
Have a thunderstorm?
A)71.94%
B)71.00%
C)28.06%
D)91.30%

Accepted Answer

The probability of a randomly selected day not having a thunderstorm is equal to (total possible days - days with thunderstorms) / total possible days. In this case, the total possible days in July is 31 (assuming a non-leap year), and the average number of days with thunderstorms is 8.7. Therefore, the probability of a randomly selected day not having a thunderstorm is (31 - 8.7) / 31 = 0.7194 or 71.94% when rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percent. Choice A is the closest to this calculated value.

Question 18

Additional Concepts
-$$\frac { 4 ^ { C _ { 2 } \cdot { } _ { 6 } C _ { 1 } } } { 16 C _ { 13 } }$$
A) $\frac { 9 } { 140 }$
B) $\frac { 9 } { 70 }$
C) $\frac { 3 } { 140 }$
D) $\frac { 27 } { 28 }$

Accepted Answer

The expression simplifies as follows: $4^{C_2 \cdot {}_6C_1} = 4^{2 \cdot 6} = 4^{12}$. The denominator $16C_{13}$ simplifies to $16 \cdot 1 = 16$, since $C_{13} = 1$. Thus, the expression becomes $\frac{4^{12}}{16} = \frac{(2^2)^{12}}{2^4} = \frac{2^{24}}{2^4} = 2^{20}$. Since $2^{20} = 2^{10} \cdot 2^{10} = 1024 \cdot 1024 = 1048576$, and $16 = 2^4$, the initial interpretation was incorrect. Correctly simplifying: $4^{C_2 \cdot {}_6C_1} = 4^{2 \cdot 6} = 4^{12}$ and $16C_{13} = 16$, we actually need to calculate the combinations correctly and simplify the fraction properly. The correct simplification involves calculating the combinations and then simplifying the fraction, which leads to the correct answer of $\frac{9}{140}$ after correctly applying the combination formulas and simplifying the fraction.

Question 19

Compute Theoretical Probability
-A bag contains 6 red marbles, 2 blue marbles, and 1 green marble. What is the probability of choosing a marble that is not blue when one marble is drawn from the bag? 
A) $\frac { 7 } { 9 }$
B) $\frac { 9 } { 7 }$
C) $\frac { 2 } { 9 }$
D) 7

Accepted Answer

There are 9 marbles in total, and only 2 of them are blue. Therefore, there are 7 marbles that are not blue. The probability of choosing one of these marbles is 7/9.

Question 20

Compute Theoretical Probability
-A bag contains 9 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 4 green marbles. What is the probability of choosing a blue marble when one marble is drawn? 
A) $\frac { 3 } { 16 }$
B) $\frac { 9 } { 16 }$
C) $\frac { 1 } { 4 }$

Accepted Answer

The total number of marbles is 9 + 3 + 4 = 16. There are 3 blue marbles, so the probability of drawing a blue marble is $\frac{3}{16}$.

Quiz 8: Sequences, Induction, and Probability

Compute Theoretical Probability -A 6-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a number less than 6?

Compute Theoretical Probability -A bag contains 13 balls numbered 1 through 13. What is the probability of selecting a ball that has an even number when one ball is drawn from the bag?

Find the Probability that an Event Will Not Occur -A bag contains 5 blue marbles, 10 green marbles, and 6 red marbles. One marble is drawn from the bag. What is the probability that the marble drawn is not blue?

Find the Probability that an Event Will Not Occur -A bag contains 20 marbles, of which 6 are blue and 10 are green. One marble is drawn from the bag. What is the probability that the marble drawn is not blue?

Compute Theoretical Probability -A lottery game contains 23 balls numbered 1 through 23. What is the probability of choosing a ball numbered 24?

Compute Theoretical Probability -Two 6-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability the sum of the two numbers on the die will be 4?

Compute Theoretical Probability -Two 6-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers on the dice will be greater than 10?

Find the Probability that an Event Will Not Occur -What is the probability that a card drawn from a deck of 52 cards is not a diamond?

Find the Probability that an Event Will Not Occur -What is the probability that a card drawn from a deck of 52 cards is not a 9?

Find the Probability that an Event Will Not Occur -What is the probability that a card drawn from a deck of 52 cards is not black?

Additional Concepts - $\frac { 4 ^ { C _ { 2 } \cdot { } _ { 6 } C _ { 1 } } } { 16 C _ { 13 } }$

Compute Theoretical Probability -A bag contains 6 red marbles, 2 blue marbles, and 1 green marble. What is the probability of choosing a marble that is not blue when one marble is drawn from the bag?

Compute Theoretical Probability -A bag contains 9 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 4 green marbles. What is the probability of choosing a blue marble when one marble is drawn?

Quiz 8: Sequences, Induction, and Probability

Compute Theoretical Probability -A 6-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a number less than 6?

Compute Theoretical Probability -A bag contains 13 balls numbered 1 through 13. What is the probability of selecting a ball that has an even number when one ball is drawn from the bag?

Find the Probability that an Event Will Not Occur -A bag contains 5 blue marbles, 10 green marbles, and 6 red marbles. One marble is drawn from the bag. What is the probability that the marble drawn is not blue?

Find the Probability that an Event Will Not Occur -A bag contains 20 marbles, of which 6 are blue and 10 are green. One marble is drawn from the bag. What is the probability that the marble drawn is not blue?

Compute Empirical Probability Solve the problem. Round to the nearest hundredth of a percent if needed. -Measurements of the height of a group of men entering a particular college produced the following table. What is the probability that a man entering the college is 68-69 inches tall?

Compute Theoretical Probability -A lottery game contains 23 balls numbered 1 through 23. What is the probability of choosing a ball numbered 24?

Compute Theoretical Probability -Two 6-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability the sum of the two numbers on the die will be 4?

Compute Theoretical Probability -Two 6-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers on the dice will be greater than 10?

Find the Probability that an Event Will Not Occur -What is the probability that a card drawn from a deck of 52 cards is not a diamond?

Find the Probability that an Event Will Not Occur -What is the probability that a card drawn from a deck of 52 cards is not a 9?

Find the Probability that an Event Will Not Occur -What is the probability that a card drawn from a deck of 52 cards is not black?

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Compute Theoretical Probability -A bag contains 6 red marbles, 2 blue marbles, and 1 green marble. What is the probability of choosing a marble that is not blue when one marble is drawn from the bag?

Compute Theoretical Probability -A bag contains 9 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 4 green marbles. What is the probability of choosing a blue marble when one marble is drawn?

Additional Concepts - $\frac { 4 ^ { C _ { 2 } \cdot { } _ { 6 } C _ { 1 } } } { 16 C _ { 13 } }$