Simple and Compound Probability Review

A jar contains 9 pennies, 10 nickels, 12 dimes, and 5 quarters. A coin is chosen, not replaced, then a nother is chosen. What is the probability of getting a nickel, then a dime?

• 5/12

• 1/32

• 7/12

• 2/21

If the spinner below is spun twice, find the probability that it lands on N, then a vowel.

• 4/14

• 3/49

• 4/49

• 3/14

If a standard die is rolled twice, what is the probability of getting a perfect square, then a number that is less than 5?

• 2/9

• 7/12

• 5/18

• 1/2

A card is drawn from a standard deck of cards, then a month of the year is chosen. What is the probability of getting a diamond or a 7, then November?

• 1/5

• 1/39

• 3/28

• 1/26

A coin is tossed twice. What is the probability of getting heads twice?

• 1/2

• 2/4

• 3/4

• 1/4

When bowling, Sarah made 5 strikes out of her last 18 frames. David made 9 strikes out of his last 25 frames. What is the probability that they both get a strike on their next frame?

• 1/10

• 1/12

• 1/39

• 1/9

What is the probability of flipping a coin and getting heads?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/4

• Never, Tails never fails.

You are at the movies with your friends and decided to buy a small bag of gummy bears. There are 4 red bears, 5 green bears, and 3 yellow bears in the bag. What is the probability that you will get yellow gummy bears and then red gummy bears?

• The probability is 3/11

• The probability is 1/11

• The probability is 3/132

• The probability is 3/12

A box contains 3 black pens, 7 blue pens, and 5 red pens. Without looking, P(red or black)

• 8/15

• 15/225

• 5/15

• 3/15

There are 6 red marbles, 5 green marbles, and 4 yellow marbles in a bag. If Joe picks 2 marbles one after the other without replacement, then what is the probability that both are red in color?

• 2/5

• 1/21

• 4/25

• 1/7