Unit 4 Part 1 TEST: Probability Answers

There are 4 seats available at a table in the lunch room of an elementary school, and 12 students are looking for seats. In how many ways can the seats at the table be filled with 4 of these 12 students?

Fiona chooses three towels from a group of five to pack in her beach bag for herself and her two brothers. Let the five towels be represented by A,B,C,D, and E.If Fiona chooses towel A for herself, which statements about the possible outcomes for her brothers’ towels are true? Select three options.

S is a subset within a universal set, U. If S = {x, y, 4, 9, ?}, which could describe U?

Eight identical slips of paper, each containing one number from one to eight, inclusive, are mixed up inside a bag. Subset A of the sample space represents the complement of the event in which the number 6 is drawn from the bag.Which shows subset A?

Carrie is finding the set of even numbers within the set of prime numbers.Of the sets described, which is the universal set?

A random number generator is used to create a list of 300 single-digit numbers. Of those 300 numbers, 146 are odd and 154 are even. The number 8 was generated 22 times.What is the experimental probability of an even number other than 8 being generated? Write your answer as a decimal to the nearest hundredths place.

Consider U = {x|x is a real number}.A = {x|x ∈ U and x + 2 > 10}B = {x|x ∈ U and 2x > 10}Which pair of statements is correct?

Four band members, Harry, Isabel, Jose, and Karen, are all boarding a bus to attend a concert. In each arrangement below, the first initial of each person’s name represents that person’s position as he or she boards the bus: first, second, third, and fourth.If we know that Karen boards the bus first, which shows the possible outcomes for this event?

Fiona needs to choose a five-character password with a combination of three letters and the even numbers 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8.If she uses her initials, F, J, and S in order as the first three characters, and she does not use the same digit more than once in her password, how many different possible passwords are there?

A six-sided number cube is rolled twice. Which expression can be used to find P(5, then3)?

Which statements are true about x? Select three options.

There are 12 teams, each representing a different country, in a women’s Olympic basketball tournament. In how many ways is it possible for the gold, silver, and bronze medals to be awarded? Use the formula for permutations to find your answer.

Set X is made up of the possible ways five students, represented by A, B, C, D, and E, can be formed into groups of three. Set Y is made up of the possible ways five students can be formed into groups of three if student A must be in all possible groups.Which statements about the situation are true? Select three options.

Which events are mutually exclusive? Select two options.

In the Venn diagram, consider U = {whole numbers 1 – 100}.Let A represent numbers that are perfect squares, B represent numbers that are perfect cubes, and C represent numbers that are perfect fourths, or numbers with a fourth root that is an integer.

A standard deck of 52 cards contains 13 cards with hearts, 13 with diamonds, 13 with clubs, and 13 with spades. How many 7-card hands are possible with 2 hearts, 2 diamonds, 2 clubs, and 1 spade? Assume that the order of the cards does not matter, and use the formula for combinations to find your answer.

A membership committee of three is formed from four eligible members. Let the eligible members be represented by A, B, C, and D. The possible outcomes include S = {ABC, ABD, ACD, BCD}.Which statements about the situation are true? Select three options.

Aaron, Bob, and Charlotte are running a race. Which event would be considered dependent?

Eight students are competing for a blue, red, and yellow ribbon for their agriculture project.How many different ways are there to present those ribbons if the order matters?

Helena has five different flowers. She plans to give one flower to each of her five teachers in any order. She gives the first flower to one of her teachers in the morning.In how many different ways can she give the four remaining flowers to the rest of the teachers in the afternoon?