Probability Fundamentals Quiz

10 multiple choice questions

1. A fair coin is flipped. What is the probability of getting heads?

A) 0 B) 1/2 C) 1 D) 1/4

2. A bag contains 3 red and 2 blue marbles. What is the probability of drawing a red marble?

A) 3/5 B) 2/5 C) 1/2 D) 1/5

3. What is the probability of rolling a 3 on a fair six-sided die?

A) 1/3 B) 1/6 C) 1/2 D) 1/4

4. Two coins are flipped. What is the probability of getting two heads?

A) 1/2 B) 1/4 C) 3/4 D) 1/3

5. What is the probability of an impossible event?

A) 0 B) 1 C) 1/2 D) Cannot be determined

6. A spinner has 8 equal sections numbered 1-8. What is the probability of landing on an even number?

A) 4/8 = 1/2 B) 3/8 C) 5/8 D) 1/8

7. What is the complement of the probability of passing a test (P(passing))?

A) P(passing) + 1 B) 1 - P(passing) C) 1 + P(passing) D) P(passing) × 2

8. A standard deck has 52 cards. What is the probability of drawing a King?

A) 4/52 = 1/13 B) 13/52 = 1/4 C) 1/52 D) 2/52 = 1/26

9. What type of events are two coins flipped where one does not affect the other?

A) Dependent events B) Independent events C) Complementary events D) Mutually exclusive events

10. A bag has 5 apples and 3 oranges. What is the probability of NOT picking an apple?

A) 3/8 B) 5/8 C) 1/2 D) 1

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