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Assessment Probability of Compound Events

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Assessment:

Probability of Compound Events

1) If A = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16} and B = {3, 6, 9, 12, 15}, find n(A ∪ B).
DIRECTIONS: Read and answer each item carefully. Write only the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

A) 0 B) 2 C) 8 D) 11
2) Which of the following is a true statement?
A) The probability of a certain event is 0.
B) The probability that an event will happen is from 0 to 1.
C) The closer is the probability of an event to 0, the more likely it is to happen.
D) In an experiment with outcome that are equally likely to happen, the probability of an event is the ratio that
compares the number of favorable outcomes to the number of not favorable outcomes.
3) Which of the following does NOT illustrate compound events?
A) Getting a 4 or an even number in rolling a standard die.
B) Choosing a female and a grade 10 student.
C) Picking a blue or a pink dress in the closet.
D) Head turning up in tossing a coin once.
4) How many possible outcomes are there in tossing a coin once and rolling a die once?
A) 3 B) 6 C) 8 D) 12
5) There are 22 apples and 24 oranges in a basket. If a fruit is picked at random, what is the probability of picking an
apple?
12 11 11 6
A) B) C) D)
23 23 22 11
6) Find the probability of getting at least 2 heads in tossing a coin thrice?
B) C) D)
1 2 1 1
A)
2 3 5 4

For items 7 & 8. In tossing a six – sided die, let A be the event of getting a factor of 4 and B be the event of getting an
even number.
7) What is A ∩ B?

8) What is the cardinality of A ∪ B?


A) {1, 2, 4} B) {2, 4, 6} C) {2,4} D) {1, 2, 4, 6}

A) 4 B) 3 C) 2 D) 1
9) A box contains 8 black marbles, 12 white marbles, and 5 yellow marbles. If a marble is drawn at random, what is the
probability of getting a black or a white marble?
B) C) D)
17 12 13 4
A)
25 25 25 5
10) Find the probability of choosing the letter M or the letter E from the word “MATHEMATICS”.
B) C) D)
3 4 5 6
A)
11 11 11 11
11) A die is rolled once. What is the probability of getting a result which is an odd number and a factor of 6?
1 1 2 1
A) B) C) D)
2 3 3 6
12) Two fair dice are rolled once. What is the probability of getting a sum that is greater than 6 but less than 9?
5 2 7 11
A) B) C) D)
18 3 18 36
For items 13 & 14. From a survey of habits, 52% of students interviewed said that they surf the internet, 28% read
pocketbooks, and 15% surf the internet and read pocketbooks. If a student is chosen from those who were interviewed,
find the probability that this student
13) surf the internet or read pocketbooks.
A) 80% B) 67% C) 65% D) 15%
14) does NOT surf the internet nor read pocketbooks.
A) 15% B) 35% C) 65% D) 85%
15) In a graduating class of 100 students, 65 will study mathematics, 70 will study physics, and 40 will study both
mathematics and physics. If one of these students is selected at random, find the probability that the student
will study physics but NOT mathematics.
3 9 1 1
A) B) C) D)
10 20 20 4

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