Chapter 15: Chances, Probability, and Odds: Measuring Uncertainty
Quiz



1.  

A coin is tossed three times. Which of the following describes the sample space for this random experiment?



2.  

If an honest coin is tossed three times, the probability of tossing 3 heads is



3.  

A computer password is made up of five characters. Each character can be a capital letter (A through Z) or a digit (0 through 9).

How many different such computer passwords are there?



4.  

A computer password is made up of five characters. Each character can be a capital letter (A through Z) or a digit (0 through 9).

How many do not start with the digit 0?



5.  

A computer password is made up of five characters. Each character can be a capital letter (A through Z) or a digit (0 through 9).

How many start with a digit?



6.  

A computer password is made up of five characters. Each character can be a capital letter (A through Z) or a digit (0 through 9).

How many consist entirely of letters?



7.  

A computer password is made up of five characters. Each character can be a capital letter (A through Z) or a digit (0 through 9).

How many have 4 letters and only one digit?



8.  

A computer password is made up of five characters. Each character can be a capital letter (A through Z) or a digit (0 through 9).

How many have 3 letters and 2 digits?



9.  

Four basketball teams called A, B, C, and D are entered in a tournament. According to the odds makers, the probability that team A will win the tournament is Pr(A) = 0.1, and the other three teams all have an equal probability of winning the tournament.

What is the probability that team A will not win the tournament?



10.  

Four basketball teams called A, B, C, and D are entered in a tournament. According to the odds makers, the probability that team A will win the tournament is Pr(A) = 0.1, and the other three teams all have an equal probability of winning the tournament.

What is the probability that team D will win the tournament?



11.  

A couple is planning to have four children. Suppose that for this couple, the probability of a boy is 46% and the probability of a girl is 54%. (Assume the gender of each child is independent from that of the other children.)

What is the probability that they will have four boys?



12.  

A couple is planning to have four children. Suppose that for this couple, the probability of a boy is 46% and the probability of a girl is 54%. (Assume the gender of each child is independent from that of the other children.)

What is the probability that they will have one girl and three boys?



13.  

A couple is planning to have four children. Suppose that for this couple, the probability of a boy is 46% and the probability of a girl is 54%. (Assume the gender of each child is independent from that of the other children.)

What is the probability that they will have an equal number of girls and boys?



14.  

Which of the following [A), B), C), or D)] is not a random experiment?



15.  

In a general probability model, which of the following statements [A), B), C), or D)] is not true?

Note: answer choices in this exercise are randomized.

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