If you toss a fair coin six times, what is the probability of getting all heads?
10. Combinatorics & Probability
Probability
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The spinner below has 6 equal colored regions numbered 1-6. Find the probability of stopping on yellow for the first spin, stopping on an even number on the second spin, and stopping on blue or red on the third spin.
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The probability of a flood in any given year in a region prone to floods is 0.2. What is the probability of a flood for three consecutive years?
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In Exercises 11–16, a die is rolled. Find the probability of getting an odd number.
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For two mutually exclusive events A and B, compute if and
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In Exercises 11–16, a die is rolled. Find the probability of getting a number greater than 4.
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In Exercises 49–52, a single die is rolled twice. Find the probability of rolling an even number the first time and a number greater than 2 the second time.
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In Exercises 39–44, you are dealt one card from a 52-card deck. Find the probability that you are not dealt a picture card.
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A weatherman states that the probability that it will rain tomorrow is 10%, or 0.1, & the probability that it will snow is 25%, or 0.25. What is the probability that it will not rain or snow?
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If a single card is randomly selected from a deck of cards, what is the probability of selecting an ace or a king?
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In Exercises 39–44, you are dealt one card from a 52-card deck. Find the probability that you are not dealt a king.
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A card is drawn from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that the card is a diamond or a king?
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You are dealt one card from a standard 52-card deck. Find the probability of being dealt a queen.
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The spinner below has 6 equal regions. Find the probability of landing on yellow for the first spin and not landing on yellow on the second spin.
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In Exercises 21–22, a fair coin is tossed two times in succession. The sample space of equally likely outcomes is {HH,HT,TH,TT}. Find the probability of getting two heads.
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