Probability of Compound Events

Question 1

What is the probability that he will lose his next turn?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

1/2

Question 2

Jeff can win the game if he rolls 11 on the two number cubes. If he rolls an even sum, however, he will lose his next turn. What is the probability that he will win the game? What is the probability that he will lose his next turn?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

1/18; Selection 1: 1/18; Selection 2: 1/2

Question 3

Francisco’s game involves a bag of 3 green, 2 yellow, 4 red, and 3 black marbles. Andrew wants to increase the likelihood of selecting a yellow marble. How can the game be modified to make drawing a yellow marble more likely? Select all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Andrew should add more yellow marbles to the bag.; Andrew should remove from the bag 1 green, 1 black, and 2 red marbles.; Andrew should triple the number of yellow marbles in the bag.

Question 4

Fracisco's game involves 3 green, 2 yellow, 4 red, and 3 black marbles. If he randomly draws three marbles from the bag, without replacement, what is the probability that he will draw yellow, and then red, and then black?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

StartFraction 1 over 55 EndFraction

Question 5

Obtain a copy of the Student Guide for this lab. Your teacher may provide a copy, or you can click the link to access it. Be sure to read the entire Student Guide for this lab. Did you read the Student Guide carefully?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Yes.

Question 6

Which statements are true about the experimental and theoretical probability of this trial?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The theoretical probability of landing heads up is less than the experimental probability of landing heads up.; The experimental probability of landing tails up is less than the theoretical probability of landing tails up.

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