Predicting Next Based on Probability Table

Jack tossed a coin three times. Which tree diagram shows all the possible outcomes of the coin landing heads up or tails up.

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Vincent flipped three coins during a probability experiment. The outcomes of the first 40 trials are shown in the table. Based on the information in the table, in how of the next 120 trials will the outcome be exactly two of the coins showing heads?

• 60

• 87

• 39

• 48

The spinner shown has eight congruent sections. The spinner is spun 120 times. What is a reasonable prediction for the number of times the spinner will land on an even number?

• 75

• 45

• 15

• 40

The table shows the types of movies and the numbers of DVDs rented by customers at a store in one day. Based on the data in the table, what is the probability that a random customer will NOT rent a drama?

The manager of a movie theater randomly surveyed 50 people who entered the movie theater on Friday. The manager asked about the type of movie each preferred. The results of the survey are shown in the table. Based on the results in the table, which statement about a person who will go to this theater next Friday is true?

• The person is three times as likely to prefer comedy as horror.

• The person is twice as likely to prefer drama as horror.

• The person is less likely to prefer horror or drama than action.

• The person is more likely to prefer horro or comedy than action or drama.

The 200 students in a school band will attend an awards dinner. A random survey of 25 of these students was conducted to determine how many of each meal should be prepared for dinner. The results of the survey are shown.

-12 students want a beef meal.

-8 students want a chicken meal.

-5 students want a pasta meal.

Based on the survey results, which of these is the best prediction of the meals wanted by the 200 students?

• There are 16 students who want a beef meal.

• there are 52 students who want either a chicken meal or pasta meal.

• There are 32 more students who want a beef meal than a want a chicken meal.

• There are 24 more students who want a pasta than want a chicken meal.

Leticia has two bouquets of flowers. Each bouquet contains 13 daisies.

-Bouquet S contains 30 flowers.

-Bouquet T contains 13 flowers.

Which statement is true?

• The probability of randomly selecting a daisy from Bouquet S is less than the probability of randomly selecting a daisy from Bouquet T.

• The probability of randomly selecting a daisy from Bouquet S is 1.

• The probability of randomly selecting a daisy from Bouquet S is equal to the probability of randomly selecting a daisy from Bouquet T.

Felix has a bucket of golf balls. The table shows the number of golf balls of each color in the bucket.Felix selects a golf ball at random. Based on the information in the table, which statement is true?

• The golf ball is more likely to be green than all other colors combined.

• The golf ball is equally likely to be pink, white, orange, or green.

• The golf ball is 2 times as likely to be orange as it is to be pink.

• The golf ball is 7 times as likely to be green as it is to be white.

A number cube with faces labeled 1 to 6 was rolled 20 times. Each time the number cube was rolled, the number showing on the top face was recorded. The table shows the results. Based on these results, what is the experimental probability that the next time the number cube is rolled it will land with 5 or 6 showing on the top face?

A bag contains colored tiles.

-3 tiles are red

-6 tiles are green

-3 tiles are blue

A tile will be randomly selected from the bag. What is the probability in decimal form that the tile selected will be green?

• 1.20

• 0.12

• 0.05

• 0.50