🎲 Probability of Simple Events
Master the fundamentals of probability by calculating the likelihood of simple events and understanding sample spaces. **What you'll learn:** - Define probability and identify sample spaces for simple experiments - Calculate theoretical and experimental probability using ratios - Apply the probability formula to dice, coins, and card problems - Distinguish between certain, impossible, and equally likely events - Solve real-world probability problems involving single outcomes
Questions in this quiz
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- Question 1
A fair coin is flipped once. What is the probability of getting heads?
- Question 2
The probability of an impossible event is equal to 1.
- Question 3
A standard die (with faces numbered 1 to 6) is rolled once. What is the probability of rolling a number greater than 4?
- Question 4
When a fair coin is tossed, the sample space is ___.
- Question 5
If a die is rolled 100 times and the number 3 appears 25 times, then the experimental probability of rolling a 3 is .
- Question 6
A deck of 52 standard playing cards contains 13 hearts. If one card is drawn at random, what is the probability of drawing a heart?
- Question 7
If the probability of an event is , then the probability of its complement (the event not occurring) is ___.
- Question 8
When rolling a fair die, the probability of rolling a 2 is the same as the probability of rolling a 5.
- Question 9
Two fair coins are tossed simultaneously. How many outcomes are in the sample space?
- Question 10
A bag contains 5 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 2 green marbles. If one marble is drawn at random, what is the probability of drawing a red or green marble?