ENTRY CARD

A. Find the probability of the following events

Event (E) Probability P(E)

1. Getting an event number in a single roll of

a die

2. Getting a sum of 6 when two dice are

rolled
3. Getting an ace when card is drawn from a
deck

4. The probability that all children are boys

if a couple has three children

5. Getting and odd number and a tail when a

die is rolled and a coin is tossed
simultaneously
6. Getting a sum of 11 when two dice
are rolled
7. Getting a black card and a 10 when card is
drawn from a deck

8. Getting a red queen when card is drawn

from a deck

9. Getting doubles when two dice are rolled

10. Getting a red ball from a box containing 3

red and 6 black balls
 Steps Solutions

1. Determine the sample space. Let H represent head and T

represent tail. The samples for this experiment is:
S={TTT, TTH , THT, HTT, HHT,
THH, HHH}
2. Count the number of tails in each outcome in the sample space
and assign this number to this outcome.

Possible Value of the Random

Outcomes Variable Y
(Number of tails)
TTT 3
TTH 2
THT 2
HTT 2
HHT 1
HTH 1
THH 1
3.There are four possible values of the random variable Y
representing the number of tails. 0 , 1 ,2, and 3.

Number of Tails (Y) Probability P (Y)

0 ⅛

1 ⅜

2 ⅜
3 ⅛
Number of Tails Y 0 1 2 3

Probability ⅛ ⅛
⅜ ⅜
1. Determine the samples space .Let B represents the blue The sample space for this experiment is:
ball and R represents the red ball. S={RR , RB, BR, BB}

2. Count the number of blue balls in each outcome in the

sample space and assign this number to this outcome.

Possible Value of the Random

Outcomes Variable Z
(number of the blue balls)

RR 0

RB 1

BR 2

BB 3

3. There are three possible values of the random variable Z

representing the number of blue balls. These are 0 ,1 , and
2. Assign probability values P(Z)
To each value of the random variable

Number of Blue Balls Z Probability P(Z)

0 ¼

1 ½

2 ¼
Number of Blue Balls (Z) 0 1 2

Probability P(Z) ¼ ½
¼
 Steps Solution

1. Determine the sample space .Let D represent the The sample space for this experiment is:
defective cell phone and N represents the non- S={NNN, NND, NDN, DNN, NDD, DND, DDN,
defective cell phone. DDD}
2. Count the number of defective cell phones in each
outcome in the sample space and assign this number
this number to this outcome

Possible Outcomes Value of the random

Variable X
(number of defective cell phones)
NNN 0
NND 1
NDN 1
DNN 1
NDD 2
DND 2
DDN 2
DDD 3
 3. These are four possible values of the random variable X
representing the number of defective cell phones. These are
0 ,1, 2, and 3.Assign probability values P(X) to each value of
the random variable.

Number of Defective Probability P(X)

Cell phones X

0
⅛

1 ⅜
2 ⅜
3
⅛
Number of defective cell phones X 0 1 2 3

Probability P(X) ⅛ ⅛
⅜ ⅜