Exam Questions on Basic Statistics
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The document contains 11 probability questions covering topics like choosing letters from the alphabet or a word, rolling dice, choosing marbles from a jar, and picking beads from a bag. The questions ask to calculate probabilities of specific outcomes like rolling an odd number, choosing a vowel letter, obtaining a head when tossing coins, and picking a yellow bead from a bag containing beads of different colors.
Exam Questions on Basic Statistics
- 1. Quiz # 6 (D) 1. What is the probability of choosing a vowel from the alphabet? 2. What is the probability of choosing a day from a week? 3. A single 6-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling an odd number? 4. What is the sample space for choosing 1 letter at random from 5 vowels? 5. What is the sample space for choosing 1 letter at random from the word DIVISION? 6. A single 6-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a number that is not 6? 7. A glass jar contains 10 red marbles. If a marble is chosen at random from the jar, what is the probability that it is not red? 8. Two coins are tossed, find the probability that one head is obtained. 9. Two dice are rolled; find the probability that the sum is equal to 11. 10. A jar contains 3 red marbles, 7 green marbles and 20 white marbles. If a marble is drawn from the jar at random, what is the probability that this marble is white? 11. There are 6 beads in a bag, 2 are red, 3 are yellow and 1 is blue. What is the probability of picking a yellow?