Probability Models Quiz 2 (30 MCQs)

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1. If a dice is rolled 300 times, how many times would you predict a roll of a 1 or a 6?
2. What is the theoretical probability of an event?
3. A survey is sent to 250 people, and 62 people respond. If one of the 250 people is selected at random, what is the probability that the person responded?
4. A marksman has 80% accuracy hitting targets at 1, 000 yards. Find the probability that she will miss exactly 2 of her next 30 shots?
5. On a game show, players roll two standard cubes. The sum of the number cubes times 100 determines the number of points they will win. What is the probability of winning at least 900 points?
6. The probability of an event occurring, P(A), can be expressed as a fraction, decimal, or percent.
7. Ricardo selects a coin at random from a bag containing quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. He records the type of coin he selects and returned the coin to the bag. In 20 trials, he selects a quarter 1 time and a dime 4 times.Based on his results, how many times is Ricardo expected to select a coin with a value of at least 10 cents in the next 60 trials?
8. Bailey tossed a coin 10 times. The results were 7 heads and 3 tails. What is the experimental probability of tossing tails?
9. A bag contains 5 red marbles and 5 blue marbles. You draw one marble, record its color, and then put it back before drawing again. What is the probability of drawing a red marble both times?
10. In a certain community, 30% of households have 1 child, 43% have 2 children, and 27% have 3 children. If a household is selected at random, what is the expected number of children in that household? HINT:A Probability table may be helpful.
11. When a marble is drawn from a bag, there are 10 possible outcomes. The sample space, S = (W, W, W, W, S, S, S, S, B, B), where W represents a white marble, S represents a striped marble, and B represents a black marble.What is the probability of P(W)?
12. The daily special at the House of Pies offers one of three featured pies and your choice of coffee, tea, milk or juice. How many ways can you order the special?
13. What is the sample space for flipping a coin?
14. What is the probability of rolling a 3 or 4 on a fair six-sided die?
15. Flipping fair coin
16. 28% of all MPHS students believe Monday will be snow day. You take a sample of 50 students and find that 15 of them believe Monday will be a snow day. What does 50 represent?
17. The likelihood of two or more related events occurring is called-
18. Two dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers on the two dice is 7?
19. If two coins are flipped, what is the probability of getting one head and one tail?
20. There are six marbles in a bag. Three are green and three are yellow.
21. A school cafeteria offers 3 types of sandwiches and 2 types of drinks. If a student randomly selects one sandwich and one drink, how many possible meal combinations are there?
22. If a coin is tossed 10 times and results in 7 heads and 3 tails, what is the experimental probability of getting tails?
23. Classify:The time it takes for a light bulb to burn out.
24. The cafeteria is serving three kinds of sandwiches:tuna (T), chicken, (C), and peanut butter (P). They are also serving a choice of two drinks:milk (M) or water (W). Which shows the sample space of possible combinations?
25. Of Americans live below the poverty level. You plan to sample a random 100 Americans. What is the probability that you find fewer than 10?
26. 2 out of 3 dentists prefer Colgate brand toothpaste. How many dentists would you expect to find that like Colgate toothpaste out of 350 dentist?
27. If you draw a card from a deck, replace it, and draw again, are the two draws independent?
28. A sports bag contains 3 tennis balls, 4 baseballs, and 8 golf balls. Each is equally likely to be chosen. Which of the following models could be used to simulate this situation?
29. If an event has a probability of 0, what does that mean?
30. According to the Census Bureau report, 12.7% of Americans live below the poverty level. You plan to sample 25 Americans. What is the probability that at least 2 people will be below the poverty level?