[Solved] MATH225N Week 4 Assignment: Basic Probability

Question 1

A spinner contains the numbers 1 through 40. What is the probability that the spinner will land on a number that is not a multiple of 9? Give your answer as a fraction.

Question 2

While commuting, a driver sets her smartphone to randomly play songs from a pre-selected list. Of the songs on the list, 6 are rock, 5 are hip-hop, and 3 are country. What is the probability that the first song played is rock?

  • Give your answer as a fraction.

Question 3

There are 26 cards in a hat, each of them containing a different letter of the alphabet. If one card is chosen at random, what is the probability that it is not between the letters L and P, inclusive?

  • Enter your answer as a fraction.

Question 4

Boris is taking a quiz for an online class. For the quiz, the system randomly assigns 2 high-difficulty questions, 7 moderate-difficulty questions, and 6 low-difficulty questions. What is the probability that Boris is assigned a moderate-difficulty question first?

  • Give your answer as a fraction.

Question 5

A deck of cards contains RED cards numbered 1,2,3,4,5,6, BLUE cards numbered 1,2,3,4,5, and GREEN cards numbered 1,2,3,4. If a single card is picked at random, what is the probability that the card has an ODD number?

Question 6

A critic randomly selects a movie to review from 3 action movies, 4 comedies, and 2 dramas. What is the probability that the critic selects a comedy?

  • Give your answer as a fraction.

Question 7

A spinner contains the numbers 1 through 80. What is the probability that the spinner will land on a number that is not a multiple of 12?

  • Give your answer in fraction form.

Question 8

A spinner contains the numbers 1 through 70. What is the probability that the spinner will land on a number that is not a multiple of 12?

  • Give your answer in fraction form.

Question 9

A spinner contains the numbers 1 through 50. What is the probability that the spinner will land on a number that is not a multiple of 7?

  • Give your answer in fraction form.

Question 10

A spinner contains the numbers 1 through 50. What is the probability that the spinner will land on a number that is not a multiple of 11?

 

Solution

Question 1

A spinner contains the numbers 1 through 40. What is the probability that the spinner will land on a number that is not a multiple of 9? Give your answer as a fraction.

Ans: 0.9

Question 2

While commuting, a driver sets her smartphone to randomly play songs from a pre-selected list. Of the songs on the list, 6 are rock, 5 are hip-hop, and 3 are country. What is the probability that the first song played is rock?

  • Give your answer as a fraction.

Ans: 3/……………please follow the link below to purchase the solution at $5