REVIEW EXERCISE FOR UNIT 8

1) Write true if the statement is correct and false if it is not.

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a) The probability of an event that is sure to occur is
2
b) If three coins are thrown at a time, then n(S) = 8
c) If the set of all possible outcomes is an event, the probability
of an event is 1.
d) The range of the values of the probability of an event is between 0 and 1.
2) Answer the following questions.
a) What is a probability experiment?
b) Define sample space.
c) What is the difference between an outcome and an event?
d) What are equally likely events?
e) If an event cannot happen, what value is assigned to its probability?
3) Which of the following statements describe a certain event?
a) Roll a die once and the event of getting a number less than 7.
b) Toss a coin twice and the event of getting two tails.
c) Out of a family of 4girls the event of selecting two boys.
4) Suppose you write the days of the week on identical pieces of paper. Mix them and select one
at a time. What is the probability that the day you select will have
a) The letter 𝑟 in it.
b) The letter 𝑑 in it.
c) The letter 𝑏 in it.
5) A number is chosen out of the numbers 1 through 30. What is the probability that it is:
a) A multiple of 6?
b) A perfect square?
6) A coin has two sides, heads and tails
a) Surafel is going to toss a coin. What is the probability that Surafel will get heads? Write your
answer as a fraction and decimal.
b) Meseret is going to toss 2 coins. Copy and complete the following table to show the different
results she could get.
 First toss Second toss
Heads Heads

c) What is the probability that she will get tails with both her coins?
7) If a die is rolled one time, find these probabilities
a) Of getting a 4
b) Of getting an even number
c) Of getting a number greater than 4
d) Of getting a number less than 7
8) Suppose a pair of dice is thrown.
a) Set up a sample space.
b) What is the probability that
i) The sum of the scores is 7?
ii) Both numbers are the same?
iii) The first number is odd and the second number is even.
iv)A sum is greater than 9
9) There are 18 tickets marked with numbers 1 to 18. What is the
probability of selecting a ticket having the following property?
a) Even number
b) Number divisible by 3
c) Prime number
d) Number divisible by 4
10) There are 20 pens in a box, 13 of the pens are blue. 7 of the pens
are black.
If one pen is chosen random, what is the probability of getting
a) Blue pen?
b) Red pen?
c) Both color?
11) A spinner is marked with the letters A, B, C, and D, so that each
letter is equally likely to be obtained. The spinner is spun twice.
a) List the 16 possible outcomes.
b) What is the probability that
12) A spinner is numbered as shown below in the diagram. Each score is equally likely to occur.
What is the probability of scoring

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) a number less than 5?

13) A letter is chosen at random from the word” ETHIOPIA”. Find theprobability that it will be:
a) the letter I? b) a vowel? c) the letter B?
14) Describe something that has a probability of zero? One?
15) The probability that a train is late is 0.25. Which of the following is the most reasonable?
a) The train is unlikely to be late.
b) The train is likely to be late.
c) The train is impossible to come.
16. Give at least two examples of events that you think
a) are impossible events. b) are certain events. c) are likely.
d) are unlikely. e) have an even chance.
17) A glass jar contains 3 red, 6 blue and 4 green chocolates. If a chocolate is chosen at random
from the jar, then which of the following is an impossible event?
a) Choosing a red chocolate.
b) Choosing a yellow chocolate.
c) Choosing a green chocolate.
18) Identify certain and impossible events
a) You will live to be 300 years.
b) Two lines intersect at one point.
c) The earth revolves around the sun.