1. What do you call to the number of ways of selecting from a set where the order is not important? Answer: COMBINATION
2. Which of the following is an example of an event? Tossing a coin three times Choosing a month in a year Landing on a two dots-faced side of a die Rolling two dice at the same time Answer: Landing on a two dots-faced side of a die
3. The probability of all the events in a sample space adds up to Answer: 1
4. Permutation or Combination? a. selecting fruits to make a salad Answer: Combination
5. Two events such that each event affects the occurrence of the other are called _______________? Answer: Dependent Events
6. If a coin is tossed once, what is the probability that the coin shows either head or tail? Answer: ½ + ½ = 1
7. A spinner is divided into 6 congruent parts. If it is spun once, find the probability of spinning a 5 or a number less than 4. Answer: 1/6 + 3/6 = 4/6 or 2/3
8. The probability which is based on the observations of an experiment is called Answer: Experimental Probability
9. If there is 75% chance that will rain today, what is the chance that it will not rain today? Answer: 1 – P(A) 1 - 0.75 = 0.25 Complement of P(A)
10. If there is 40% chance that Jericho will buy a tablet, 70% chance that he will buy a cellphone, and 28% chance that he will buy a tablet and a cellphone, what is the probability that he will buy a tablet or a cellphone? Answer: 40% + 70% - 28% = 82%
11. A basket of fruits contains 3 oranges, 5 apples, 6 guavas and 2 bananas. Claire randomly chooses a fruit, eats it, and then randomly chooses another fruit. What is the probability that Claire chose an apple, and then, a guava? Answer: 5/16*6/15 = 1/8
12. The probability that an event will occur given that another event has already occurred is called Answer: Conditional Probability
14. All the following events are not mutually exclusive events EXCEPT: A. Drawing an ace or a king in a standard deck of cards B. Drawing a queen or a club in a standard deck of cards C. Getting a 6 or an even number in rolling a six-sided die D. Getting a prime number or an even number in rolling a six-sided die Answer: A
15. In how many ways can six people be seated in a round table? Answer: (6-1)! = 120 ways
16. Perla plans to visit her grandmother next week. If she chooses a day of the week at random, what is the probability that she will choose Monday or Thursday? Answer: 1/7 + 1/7 = 2/7
17. State the formula for Combination. Answer:
18. State the formula for Permutation. Answer:
19. Calculate P(6, 3). Answer: 6*5*4 = 120
20. What do you call on a set whose element represents all the possible outcome on an event? Answer: Sample space
21. How many elements are in the sample space of rolling a single die? Answer: 6
22. Find the probability of picking a King and a Queen? Answer: 0%