Quiz Unit 12 Probability Name______________________________

Answer each question. Show all work!

1. What is the sample space for choosing 1 jelly bean at random from a jar containing 5 red, 7 blue, and
2 green jelly beans?

a. {1} c. {5 red, 7 blue, 2 green}

b. {5, 7, 2} d. {red, blue, green}

2. A card is chosen at random from a deck of 24 cards, 4 red, 8 black, 6 blue, and 6 green. Then, the card is
returned to the deck and a new card is chosen. The table below shows the results of choosing 18 cards. For
which color of card is the experimental probability the same as the theoretical probability?

Results
red black blue green
a. blue c. red
3 5 2 8
b. black d. green

3. A circle is inscribed in a square with a side length of 10. What is the probability that a randomly chosen
point lies in the square, but not in the circle? Express your answer as decimal (rounded to the nearest
hundredth) and as a percent.
Answer:

Decimal:_____________

Percent:
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4. A card is drawn from the cards below. Find P(J or K).

1 3
a. 7 c. 7

2 5
b. 7 d. 7

5. You play a game that requires rolling a six-sided die then randomly choosing a colored card from a deck
containing 3 red cards, 8 blue cards, and 6 yellow cards. Find the probability that you will roll a 2 on the die
and then choose a blue card.
 a. 4 c. 8
51 17

b. 1 d. 1
6 17
6. Are the events dependent or independent?

a ______________________Flipping a coin twice.

b ______________________Choosing a hammer and a paint color at Home Depot.

c ______________________The Price is Accurate game show is having you pull numbers from 1 to 10
out of a bag one at a time without replacing them. You need to get the 7 to win.

7. A girl and a boy each randomly grab a piece of candy from a bowl containing 9 pieces of chocolate, 7 fruit
chews, 9 lollipops, and 9 peppermints. Find the probability that both events A and B will occur. Give your
answer as a fraction in simplest form.
Answer:
Event A: A girl grabs a lollipop.
Event B: A boy grabs a fruit chew.

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8. Use the events below to answer the questions:

Event A = Rolling an even number on a regular six-sided die
Event B = Rolling a number greater than 2 on a regular six-sided die

a. Are these events disjoint or overlapping? b. Find the P(A or B).

Answer:

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9. Teacher 1 and Teacher 2 both gave their students the same test. Pass Fail
The table below shows the results from the two classes.
Teacher 1 12 12
Teacher 2 15 13
a. Find the probability that a randomly selected
student from Teacher 1's class failed the test.
Answer:

b. Find the probability that a randomly selected student who failed the test is from Teacher 1's class.

Answer:
10. After conducting a survey of people from Colorado, they found that 63% enjoy camping. They also found
that 49% like to both camp and fish. Find the probability that a person likes to fish, given that they like to
camp.
Answer: