(Answered)MATH225N Week 4 Assignment: Basic Probability

Question

There are 26 cards in a hat, each of them containing a letter of the alphabet. If one card is chosen at random, what is the probability that it is not between the letters H and J, inclusive?

  • Enter your answer as a fraction.

 

Question

A spinner contains the numbers 1 through 80. What is the probability that the spinner will land on a number that is not a multiple of 12?

  • Give your answer in fraction form.

 

Question

Hector is a baseball fan but wants to watch something different. There are 5 basketball games, 2 football games, and 4 hockey games that he can choose to watch. If Hector randomly chooses a game, what is the probability that it is a basketball game?

  • Give your answer as a fraction.

 

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A primary election is being held for a city to elect a new mayor. Of the candidates, 8 are Republicans, 3 are third party candidates, and 9 are Democrats. If an independent voter randomly selects a candidate for mayor, what is the probability that the candidate is third party?

  • Give your answer as a fraction.

 

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A critic randomly selects a movie to review from 3 action movies, 4 comedies, and 2 dramas. What is the probability that the critic selects a comedy?

  • Give your answer as a fraction.

 

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A deck of cards contains RED cards numbered 1,2,3,4,5,6, BLUE cards numbered 1,2,3,4,5, and GREEN cards numbered 1,2,3,4. If a single card is picked at random, what is the probability that the card has an ODD number?

 

Question

There are 26 cards in a hat, each of them containing a different letter of the alphabet. If one card is chosen at random, what is the probability that it is not between the letters L and P, inclusive?

  • Enter your answer as a fraction.

 

Question

A spinner contains the numbers 1 through 40. What is the probability that the spinner will land on a number that is not a multiple of 9? Give your answer as a fraction.

 

Solution:

Question

There are 26 cards in a hat, each of them containing a letter of the alphabet. If one card is chosen at random, what is the probability that it is not between the letters H and J, inclusive?

  • Enter your answer as a fraction.

Correct answer: 32/26

Question

A spinner contains the numbers 1 through 80. What is the probability that the spinner will land on a number that is not a multiple of 12?

  • Give your answer in fraction form.

Correct answer: 37/40

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