Making Predictions With Probability Quiz 2 (18 MCQs)

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1. A light bulb manufacturer finds that 700 bulbs will be defective out of 15, 500 bulbs made. What is the percentage of light bulbs found defective?
2. Choose the correct sentence structure for making a prediction.
3. You are charged a 6% sales tax in your state. If you purchase a new bicycle and pay $ 27 in sales tax, what is the purchase price of the bicycle?
4. Which of the following is an example of a prediction?
5. A bag contains:* 5 red marbles* 6 blue marbles* 3 green marbles* 4 black marbles* 2 yellow marblesA marble will be drawn from the bag and replaced 200 times. What is a reasonable prediction for the number of times a yellow or green marble will be drawn?
6. What part of speech is 'prediction'?
7. Identify the correct use of 'likely' in a sentence.
8. Which sentence uses 'perhaps' correctly to indicate a prediction?
9. In literature, what does 'foreshadowing' mean?
10. Choose the sentence that best demonstrates the use of 'probability' in a literary context.
11. There are 20 questions in a test and you get 75% correct. How many questions do you get right?
12. Jillian rolled a number cube 360 times. About how many times do you expect her to roll a 2?
13. Aaron took a multiple choice test. There were 25 questions, of which he answered 4 incorrectly. At this rate, how many questions should Aaron expect to answer incorrectly if he takes a test with a total of 150 questions?
14. At an assembly 7 out of 10 students who entered the gym were carrying a backpack. Based on this information, if 700 students were at the assembly, how many students could be expected to be carrying a backpack?
15. Ronnie misses the school bus 3 out of every 30 school days. How many days will he miss out of 80 days?
16. What is the meaning of 'prediction' in the context of probability?
17. Of the 60 seeds seeds that you plant, 80% of them germinate. How many seeds actually germinated?
18. What is the role of 'context clues' in understanding predictions in a text?