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Accelerated Algebra 1
Probability
Homework Worksheet
Find the probability of each scenario. State whether it is an example of theoretical or
experimental probability.
1. Nick borrowed 3 comedies, 2 suspense, and 2 horror DVDs from his friend. What is the
probability that the first one he watches is a comedy? _______________.
Type: _________________________________
2. Devon rolls a regular die. What is the probability that she rolls a 3? ____________________
Type: _________________________________
3. Emily removes a 7 of hearts, 6 of diamonds, 8 of spades, and a king of hearts from a regular
deck of cards. What is the probability she is holding a red card? ________________
Type: _________________________________
List the sample space for each of the following:
4. The days of the week _______________________________________________________________
5. The number of even sides of a die ____________________________________________________
Give the number of outcomes in each sample space.
6. A month of the year that begins with the letter M__________
7. When you answer two true or false questions __________
8. Face cards in a regular deck of cards __________
A set of cards consists of 28 cards. The cards are numbered from 1 to 7 in each of four colors:
blue, green, red, and yellow. Give the probability of choosing:
9. P(a blue card) _______________
10. P(3) _______________
11. P(an even number) _______________
12. P(a yellow 7) _______________
13. P(a green or yellow card) _____________
14. P(a number greater than 3) _____________
Answer each of the following questions.
15. Honest Al examined 20 cars on his used car lot and noticed that 16 of the cars had aftermarket radios installed. Based on this test, if a customer chooses a car at random for a test
drive, what is the probability that the car has an after-market radio? _______________
16. A card was drawn at random from a deck 75 times and queens turned up 5 times. What is
the experimental probability of drawing a queen from the deck? _______________
Are the events independent or dependent?
17. A guest at a party takes a sandwich from a tray. A second guest then takes a sandwich.
__________________________
18. Sam flips a coin and gets heads. He flips it again and gets tails.
__________________________
Find the probability if you spin both spinners.
19. P(blue, A) ____________
20. P(red, A) ____________
21. P(white, B) ____________
22. P(not blue, B) ____________
James has 5 blue socks and 4 black socks. He selects one sock at random. Without replacing the sock, he
selects a second sock at random. Find each probability.
23. P(blue, then black) ____________
24. P(black, then blue) ____________
25. P(black, then black) ____________
26. P(blue, then blue) ____________