Statistics and Probability Extra Probability PracticeName:______
I. Describe Each Sample Space (Tell me what the possibilities are)
1) You are flipping a coin twice in a row. What is the Sample Space?
S =
N =
2) You are flipping a coin three times in a row. What is the Sample Space?
S =
N =
II. Multiplication Rule
5) Your ID# at UMW must consist of 3 digits (0-9) and 2 letters.
a) How many combinations are possible?
b)How many combinations are possible if the first digit must be 4 and the last letter must be L?
c)How many combinations are possible if no digits or letter are repeated?
6) Your I Tunes Password consists of 5 letters followed by 2 digits (0-9). The letters are case sensitive, so a capital letter and a lowercase letter are considered different.
a)How many combinations are possible?
b)How many combinations are possible if no digits are repeated?
c)How many combinations are possible if all the letters are A or a?
7) There are 14 Women and 10 men are in the NHS. They must choose a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
d)How many combinations are possible?
e)How many combinations are possible if the President is a Man?
f)How many combinations are possible if the President is a Man and the VP is a woman?
g)How many combinations are possible if the President and Treasurer are men and the VP and Secretary are women?
8)There are 4 red cars and 4 blue cars that are parked side by side in the PVHS parking lot.
- How many ways can they line up?
- How many ways can they line up in the first car must be blue?
- How many ways can they line up if they alternate Red, Blue, Red, Blue…etc.
III. Find the Probability of… (Remember that probability is in a decimal or fraction!)
When Rolling one die, what is the probability of…
9)Rolling a 6?
10)Rolling a 4?
When Roling two dice, what is the probability of…
11)Rolling a 2?
12)Rolling a 6?
13)Rolling a 5?
14)Rolling an 11?
When Pulling from a Standard deck of cards (that’s 52 cards folks), what is the probability of…
15)Pulling an Ace?
16)Pulling a diamond?
17)Pulling a red card?
18)Pulling a 6 or a 7?
19)Pulling a 10 and a King?
20)Pulling a 2 and a 5 on two successive pulls without replacement?
21)Not Pulling a 10?
IIII. Permutation and Combination
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
Decide whether it is a permutation or a combination.
7. The SCA is electing officers. There are 15 members. In how many ways to choose the following:
a) President, Vice President, and Treasurer
b) A committee of 5 where all members have equal standing.