Probability Models Quiz 3 (25 MCQs)

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1. 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?
2. If a coin is tossed 10 times and results in 7 heads and 3 tails, what is the experimental probability of getting tails?
3. Classify:The time it takes for a light bulb to burn out.
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. If you draw a card from a deck, replace it, and draw again, are the two draws independent?
8. 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?
9. If an event has a probability of 0, what does that mean?
10. 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?
11. It has been estimated that about 30% of frozen chicken contain enough salmonella bacteria to cause illness if improperly cooked. A consumer purchases 12 frozen chickens. What is the probability that the consumer will have more than 6 contaminated chickens?
12. Which of the following is NOT a requirement of a discrete probability distribution?
13. How many ways can a club select a president, vice president, and a secretary from a group of 5 people?
14. If you choose from the following M & M colors, what is the probability that you choose blue?5 green6 yellow8 blue7 brown
15. Darcie is making a wood shelf for displaying her plate collection. She will choose from 4 types of wood, 8 stain colors, and 2 shelf widths. How many possible outcomes of 1 type of wood, 1 stain color, and 1 shelf width are possible?
16. What does the p stand for in the binomial probability formula?
17. Find the probability of achieving success with the event:Rolling an even number on a standard six-sided die.
18. What is the probability that a family doesn't have a baby girl until their third child?
19. How many total outcomes are there when rolling two six-sided dice?
20. If you draw a marble from a bag, do not replace it, and draw another, are the two events independent?
21. A list of all possible outcomes
22. Imagine you have a bag with numbers from 1 to 5, and each number is equally likely to be picked. What's the chance of picking the number 3?
23. What is a Complement in probability?
24. Eva flips a coin. If she gets heads, she wins $ 4. If she gets tails, she loses $ 3. What is her expected value of a coin flip?
25. 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 is the probability of getting a sample of size 50 that has 15 or more students who believe Monday will be a snow day?