Each of the letters of the word

MISSISSIPPI are written on separate

pieces of paper that are then folded, put
in a hat, and mixed thoroughly.

One piece of paper is chosen (without

looking) from the hat. What is the
probability it is an I?
A card is chosen at random from a deck
of 52 playing cards.

There are 4 Queens and 4 Kings in a

deck of playing cards.

What is the probability the card chosen

is a Queen or a King?
A thumbtack (drawing pin) can land either:
point down or point up

Drew dropped the thumbtack 100 times and

found that it landed point up 38 times.
Drew concluded that the probability the
thumbtack lands points up is about:
There are 10 counters in a bag: 3 are red, 2
are blue and 5 are green.

The contents of the bag are shaken before

Maxine randomly chooses one counter from
the bag.

What is the probability that she doesn't pick

a red counter?
 A bag contains 8 marbles numbered 1 to 8

a. What is the probability of selecting a 2

from the bag?
b. What is the probability of selecting an odd
number?
c. What is the probability of selecting a
number greater than 6?
Using a standard deck of cards,
determine each probability.
a. P(face card)
b. P(non face card)
Two dice are rolled, find the
probability that the sum is a)
equal to 1
b) equal to 4
c) less than 13
A die is rolled and a coin is
tossed, find the probability
that the die shows an odd
number and the coin
shows a head.
 The blood groups of 200 people is
distributed as follows: 50 have type
A blood, 65 have B blood type, 70
have O blood type and 15 have type
AB blood. If a person from this
group is selected at random, what is
the probability that this person has
O blood type?