Prob Lems Essay

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Ch6 Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. A coin is tossed three times. What is the probability of tossing at least two heads? a.||c.|| b.||d.|| ____ 2. Two standard dice are rolled. What is the probability of rolling a pair (both the same number)? a.||c.|| b.||d.|| ____ 3. Which of the following statements is false? a.|“Theoretical probability” is also called “classical probability” or “a priori probability.”| b.|“Experimental probability” is another term for “relative-frequency probability.”| c.|A “sample space” is the set of all possible outcomes of a probability experiment.| d.|“Empirical probability” is another term for “subjective probability.”| ____ 4. Two identical spinners each have five equal sectors that are numbered 1 to 5. What is the probability of a total less than 9 when you spin both these spinners? a.||c.|| b.||d.|| ____ 5. If the odds in favour of snow tomorrow are 4:7, what is the probability of snow tomorrow? a.||b.||c.||d.|| ____ 6. What is the probability of randomly selecting a blue sock from an unorganized sock drawer if the odds in favour of not picking a blue sock are 3 to 7? a.||b.||c.||d.|| ____ 7. A group of volleyball players consists of four grade-11 students and six grade-12 students. If six players are chosen at random to start a match, what is the probability that three will be from each grade? a.||b.||c.||d.|| ____ 8. Without looking, Jenny randomly selects two socks from a drawer containing four blue, three white, and five black socks, none of which are paired up. What is the probability that she chooses two socks of the same colour? a.||b.||c.||d.|| ____ 9. If two standard dice are rolled, what is the probability of doubles (both dice showing the same number) or a total of 7? a.||b.||c.||d.|| ____ 10. In a particular

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