Practice Classical (theoretical) Probability (7.3) - Probability

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Question 1.
What is the probability of rolling a 3 on a standard die?
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Think about how many times the outcome can happen.
Question 2.
If you flip a coin, what is the probability of getting tails?
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Consider the two sides of the coin.
3Question 3.
What is the classical probability of getting heads when tossing a coin?
- \\frac{1}{3}
- \\frac{2}{3}
- \\frac{1}{2}
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Remember the two sides of a coin.
4Question 4.
True or False: The probability can never be more than 1.
- True
- False
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Think about extreme cases.
Question 5.
If a bag contains 4 red, 3 blue, and 5 green marbles, what is the probability of randomly selecting a marble that is either red or green?
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Count the number of favorable outcomes and divide by the total.
Question 6.
If you flip 2 coins simultaneously, what is the probability of getting at least one tail?
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Consider all possible combinations of coin flips.

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