[Top Answer] MATH225N – Week 4 Assignment Basic Probability

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Week 4: Probability

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Week 4 Assignment – Basic Probability

Activity 1

Question

A spinner contains the numbers 1 through 40. What is the probability that the spinner will land on a number that is not a multiple of 6? Give your answer as a fraction.

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Activity 2

Question

A baker finds several new recipes to try. Of the new recipes, there are 11 for cookies, 10 for muffins, and 4 for cakes. If the baker selects a recipe at random, what is the probability the recipe is for a cake?

Give your answer as a fraction.

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Activity 3

Question

Anita works at a local news station and needs to decide which news story to report first. Of the news stories, 3 are local, 4 are international, and 5 are national. The stories are equally important, so Anita randomly orders the stories. What is the probability that the first story is a national story?

Give your answer as a fraction.

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Activity 4

Question

Ronald finished his daily jog and wants a drink. In his refrigerator, there are 2 cans of energy drink, 9 cans of soda, and 11 bottles of water. If Ronald chooses a drink at random, what is the probability that he chooses a bottle of water?

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Activity 5

Question

A restaurant offers 4 pasta meals, 5 seafood meals, and 6 burgers for its main courses. If a diner picks a meal at random, what is the probability that the meal selected is seafood?

Give your answer as a fraction.

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Activity 6

Question

A spinner contains the numbers 1 through 50. What is the probability that the spinner will land on a number that is not a multiple of 8?

Give your answer in fraction form.

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Activity 7

Question

A spinner contains the numbers 1 through 40. What is the probability that the spinner will land on a number that is not a multiple of 9? Give your answer as a fraction.

Provide your answer below:

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Activity 8

Question

There are 26 cards in a hat, each of them containing a different letter of the alphabet. If one card is chosen at random, what is the probability that it is not between the letters L and P, inclusive?

Enter your answer as a fraction.

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Activity 9

Question

A deck of cards contains RED cards numbered 1,2,3,4,5,6, BLUE cards numbered 1,2,3,4,5, and GREEN cards numbered 1,2,3,4. If a single card is picked at random, what is the probability that the card has an ODD number?

Select the correct answer below:

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Activity 10

Question

A critic randomly selects a movie to review from 3 action movies, 4 comedies, and 2 dramas. What is the probability that the critic selects a comedy?

Give your answer as a fraction.

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Activity 11

Question

A primary election is being held for a city to elect a new mayor. Of the candidates, 8 are Republicans, 3 are third party candidates, and 9 are Democrats. If an independent voter randomly selects a candidate for mayor, what is the probability that the candidate is third party?

Give your answer as a fraction.

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Activity 12

Question

Hector is a baseball fan but wants to watch something different. There are 5 basketball games, 2 football games, and 4 hockey games that he can choose to watch. If Hector randomly chooses a game, what is the probability that it is a basketball game?

Give your answer as a fraction.

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Activity 13

Question

A spinner contains the numbers 1 through 80. What is the probability that the spinner will land on a number that is not a multiple of 12?

Give your answer in fraction form.

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Activity 14

Question

There are 26 cards in a hat, each of them containing a letter of the alphabet. If one card is chosen at random, what is the probability that it is not between the letters H and J, inclusive?

Provide your answer below:

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Activity 15

Question

A spinner contains the numbers 1 through 50. What is the probability that the spinner will land on a number that is not a multiple of 4?

Provide your answer below:

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