Probability - practice problems - page 8 of 24
Probability is the measure of the likeliness that an event will occur. The probability (chance) is a value from the interval <0; 1> or in percentage (0% to 100%) expressing the occurrence of some event. 0 is an impossible event, and 1 (100%) means the certainty event. A collection of probability math word problems.Number of problems found: 479
- An exam - normal distribution
Five thousand students take an exam with a mean of 59 and a deviation of 8. How many students will score less than 75?
- Social beneficiaries
In a certain community, 52% are SAP beneficiaries, 15% are members of 4Ps, and 8% are both SAP and 4 Ps. If a citizen from the community is an SAP, what is the probability that he is also 4Ps? If that person is not a 4Ps, what is the probability that he i
- Probability 68594
What is the probability that any two-digit number a) is divisible by five b) is it not divisible by five?
- Probability 68584
There are five whites and nine blacks in the destiny. We will choose three balls at random. What is the probability that a) the selected balls will not be the same color, b) will there be at least two blacks between them?
- Probability 68574
The target is divided into three zones. The probability of a shooter hitting the first band is 0.18, the second band 0.2, and the third band 0.44. What is the probability that a) hits the target, b) miss the target?
- Probability 68564
What is the probability that the number a) greater than 4, b) Will the number greater than four fall on the dice roll?
- Probability 67544
Anna has four different colored pullovers and three different colored skirts. What is the probability that she will have a red pullover and a blue skirt in a random dress if we know that she has them in her wardrobe?
- Probability 67264
The teacher has 20 questions, from which the student chooses two on the exam. The student learned 10 questions well, 6 partially, and 4 not at all. What is the probability that he will get both questions he knows well?
- Different 66944
It was Tibor's birthday, and he bought 8 different cookies for his friends (Horalky, Tatanky, Kávenky, Attack, Mila, Anita, Mäta, Lina). He put them all in a box, and each friend could choose two pieces. Tanya chose first. Which two cookies could Táňa cho
- Cancer in woman population
In a particular population of women, 40% have had breast cancer, 20% are smokers, and 13% are smokers and have had breast cancer. If a woman is selected at random from the population, what is the probability that she has breast cancer, smokes, or both?
- Probability 66644
Oskar observes the arrivals and departures of cars in the parking lot. At one point, there were 99 cars in the parking lot: 25 red, 17 white, and the rest were black. What is the percentage probability that a black car was leaving the parking lot at a giv
- Marbles 3
Paisley has a bag of 16 green, orange, and yellow marbles. If there are eight green marbles, how many marbles have to be yellow for P(yellow) = 1/4?
- Probability 66424
There are 5 chocolate, 3 cottage cheese, and 2 apricot croissants in the bag. Croissants are randomly selected in bags. What is the probability of drawing 1 chocolate, 1 cheese, and 1 apricot croissant without returning?
- 6 married
Six married couples are in a room. If two people are chosen at random. Find the probability that; a). they are married. b). one is male, and one is female.
- Numbers 65734
There are 100 tickets in a pocket with the numbers 1 to 100. What is the probability that we will randomly draw a ticket with a number starting with the number 5?
- Probability 65634
There are seven red balls and 13 blue balls in the pocket. How many blue balls do we need to add to the pocket so that the probability of removing the red ball is 0.2?
- Three sigma rule
Stomach weights are normally distributed, with a mean of 1314g and a standard deviation of 113g. State the probability that a randomly selected stomach weighs more than 1118g. (Report the probabilities using at least four decimal places. )
- All multiples
Set A is a set of all multiples of 2, and set B is a set of all multiples of 3. If the P (A)=0.6 and P (B)=0.3. Find P (AUB).
- Probability 65464
We randomly draw one out of 18 cards with numbers from 1 to 18. What is the probability that the ticket drawn is a prime number? Write the result as a decimal number rounded to two decimal places.
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