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Probability Review 2
1. Explain the difference between experimental probability and theoretical probability using an
example.
2. You roll a d10 die (10-sided, numbers 1 through 10). What is the probability you don’t get a 7?
3. A basketball team has 15 players, and to be “fair” the coach decides to randomly choose the
starting lineup of 5 players each game. What is the probability that Serge is chosen for the starting
lineup in tonight’s game?
4. Suppose every colour of the rainbow is equally likely to be someone’s favourite colour (there are 7
colours in the rainbow). If you’re in a class of 30 students, what is the probability that no one else
has the same favourite rainbow colour as you?
5. Mr. Grasley draws two cards from a standard 52-card deck.
a) What is the probability that the first card is a 2 and the second card is a 9?
b) What is the probability that the first card is an 8 and the second card is a club?
c) What is the probability that neither card is red?
6. You have three cards in your hand: 2 of hearts, 5 of clubs, 9 of diamonds. If you draw another card
from the rest of the deck, what is the probability that you will have a matching pair?
7. A company manufacturing wooden pencils finds that the probability of a pencil being broken during
production is 2%. Their quality-control process finds 95% of the broken pencils before they are
shipped to stores.
a) Draw a tree diagram that shows the possible outcomes, including probabilities along each
path (branch).
b) What is the probability that a pencil is broken but is NOT found by the quality-control
process?
8. 24 students gather together to have a volleyball tournament. They put their names into a hat and
randomly draw 4 teams of 6 players each.
a) What is the probability that Jenny and Jordan are on the same team?
b) What is the probability that they are different teams?
9. You roll a d6 die three times in a row. Let event 𝐴 be rolling all prime numbers (primes are 2, 3, 5).
Let event 𝐵 be rolling two numbers which are the same and one number which is different from
the other two. Which event is more likely; that is, which is larger: 𝑃(𝐴) or 𝑃(𝐵)?
10. A recent media outlet reported that 40% of adults surveyed have a food allergy or sensitivity. 45%
of those report an allergy or sensitivity to gluten specifically.
a) What percentage of ALL adults surveyed report an allergy or sensitivity to gluten?
b) In a typical group of 20 adults, what is the probability that none report an allergy or
sensitivity to gluten?