Algebra 2 Name___________________________________ ID: 1

Assignment Date________________ Period____

Find the probability of each event.
1) Emily and Mike each purchase one raffle
ticket. If a total of six raffle tickets are
sold, what is the probability that Emily
wins the grand prize and Mike wins the
second prize?

2) You've purchased a lottery ticket and your

numbers are: 2-9-6. A lottery official
randomly selects three balls from a set of
seven balls that are numbered from #1 to
#7. To win, your numbers must match the
selected numbers in order. What is the
probability of winning the lottery?

3) A shipment of eleven smartphones

contains three with cracked screens. If
sold in a random order, what is the
probability that the first eight sold have
undamaged screens?

4) There are twelve songs on your playlist.

Six of them are country and six are pop.
With random shuffle and no repetition,
you listen to six songs. What is the
probability that you listened to all country
songs?

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 5) A gambler places a bet on a horse race. To
win, she must pick the top three finishers
in any order. Twelve horses of equal
ability are entered in the race. Assuming
the horses finish in a random order, what
is the probability that the gambler will win
her bet?

6) Mike and Alberto each purchase one raffle

ticket. If a total of ten raffle tickets are
sold and two winners will be selected,
what is the probability that both Mike and
Alberto win?

7) A bag contains nine real diamonds and

five fake diamonds. If nine diamonds are
picked from the bag at random, what is the
probability that all of them are real?

8) A nature preserve has a population of

eleven black bears. They have been
tagged #1 through #11, so they can be
observed over time. Two of them are
randomly selected and captured for
evaluation. One is tested for worms and
one is tested for ticks. What is the
probability that bear #3 is tested for
worms and bear #5 is tested for ticks?

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 9) Julio is carrying seven pages of math
homework and six pages of English
homework. A gust of wind blows the
pages out of his hands and he is only able
to recover nine random pages. What is the
probability that he recovers exactly five
pages of his math homework?

10) A technician is launching fireworks near

the end of a show. Of the remaining
fourteen fireworks, six are blue and eight
are red. If she launches eight of them in a
random order, what is the probability that
exactly four of them are blue ones?

11) A jar contains eight black buttons and five

brown buttons. If eight buttons are picked
at random, what is the probability that
exactly five of them are black?

12) There are eleven songs on your playlist.

Five of them are country and six are pop.
With random shuffle and no repetition,
you listen to five songs. What is the
probability that you listened to exactly two
country songs?

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tulip bulbs, of which eight will produce
yellow tulips and six will become pink.
He randomly selects and plants eight of
them and then gives the rest away. When
the flowers start to bloom, what is the
probability that exactly four of them are
yellow?

14) A shipment of twelve smartphones

contains six with cracked screens. If sold
in a random order, what is the probability
that exactly three of the first five sold have
cracked screens?

15) A bag contains seven real diamonds and

seven fake diamonds. If eight diamonds
are picked from the bag at random, what is
the probability that exactly four of them
are real?

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 Algebra 2 Name___________________________________ ID: 1

Assignment Date________________ Period____

Find the probability of each event.
1) Emily and Mike each purchase one raffle
ticket. If a total of six raffle tickets are
sold, what is the probability that Emily
wins the grand prize and Mike wins the
second prize?
1
≈ 3.333%
30

2) You've purchased a lottery ticket and your

numbers are: 2-9-6. A lottery official
randomly selects three balls from a set of
seven balls that are numbered from #1 to
#7. To win, your numbers must match the
selected numbers in order. What is the
probability of winning the lottery?
1
≈ 0.476%
210

3) A shipment of eleven smartphones

contains three with cracked screens. If
sold in a random order, what is the
probability that the first eight sold have
undamaged screens?
1
≈ 0.606%
165

4) There are twelve songs on your playlist.

Six of them are country and six are pop.
With random shuffle and no repetition,
you listen to six songs. What is the
probability that you listened to all country
songs?
1
≈ 0.108%
924

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 5) A gambler places a bet on a horse race. To
win, she must pick the top three finishers
in any order. Twelve horses of equal
ability are entered in the race. Assuming
the horses finish in a random order, what
is the probability that the gambler will win
her bet?
1
≈ 0.455%
220

6) Mike and Alberto each purchase one raffle

ticket. If a total of ten raffle tickets are
sold and two winners will be selected,
what is the probability that both Mike and
Alberto win?
1
≈ 2.222%
45

7) A bag contains nine real diamonds and

five fake diamonds. If nine diamonds are
picked from the bag at random, what is the
probability that all of them are real?
1
≈ 0.05%
2002

8) A nature preserve has a population of

eleven black bears. They have been
tagged #1 through #11, so they can be
observed over time. Two of them are
randomly selected and captured for
evaluation. One is tested for worms and
one is tested for ticks. What is the
probability that bear #3 is tested for
worms and bear #5 is tested for ticks?
1
≈ 0.909%
110

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 9) Julio is carrying seven pages of math
homework and six pages of English
homework. A gust of wind blows the
pages out of his hands and he is only able
to recover nine random pages. What is the
probability that he recovers exactly five
pages of his math homework?
63
≈ 44.056%
143

10) A technician is launching fireworks near

the end of a show. Of the remaining
fourteen fireworks, six are blue and eight
are red. If she launches eight of them in a
random order, what is the probability that
exactly four of them are blue ones?
50
≈ 34.965%
143

11) A jar contains eight black buttons and five

brown buttons. If eight buttons are picked
at random, what is the probability that
exactly five of them are black?
560
≈ 43.512%
1287

12) There are eleven songs on your playlist.

Five of them are country and six are pop.
With random shuffle and no repetition,
you listen to five songs. What is the
probability that you listened to exactly two
country songs?
100
≈ 43.29%
231

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 13) A gardener has fourteen identical-looking
tulip bulbs, of which eight will produce
yellow tulips and six will become pink.
He randomly selects and plants eight of
them and then gives the rest away. When
the flowers start to bloom, what is the
probability that exactly four of them are
yellow?
50
≈ 34.965%
143

14) A shipment of twelve smartphones

contains six with cracked screens. If sold
in a random order, what is the probability
that exactly three of the first five sold have
cracked screens?
25
≈ 37.879%
66

15) A bag contains seven real diamonds and

seven fake diamonds. If eight diamonds
are picked from the bag at random, what is
the probability that exactly four of them
are real?
175
≈ 40.793%
429

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