Two fair dice are rolled. What is the probability P that the sum is at least 3?
Probability worksheet with answers
1.Easy
2 dice≥ 3
P =
2.Easy
A bag holds 2 red, 3 blue and 4 green balls. You draw one at random. What is the probability P that it is red?
2 / 3 / 4
P =
3.Medium
A fair die is rolled 4 times. What is the probability P of getting at least one six?
n = 4
P =
4.Medium
In how many ways N can a committee of 4 people be chosen from a group of 13? The order does not matter.
n = 13k = 4
N =
5.Hard
A game costs €10 to play. You win €40 with probability 0.3 and €500 with probability 0.01; otherwise you win nothing. The stake is not returned. Find the expected net gain E(G) per game.
stake = €10€40: p = 0.3€500: p = 0.01
E(G) = €
6.Hard
A test has 6 multiple-choice questions. A student who guesses gets each one right with probability 0.7, independently. What is the probability P of exactly 1 correct answers?
n = 6p = 0.7k = 1
P =
Answer key
- 1. P = 0.9722
- 2. P = 0.2222
- 3. P = 0.5177
- 4. N = 715
- 5. E(G) = 7 €
- 6. P = 0.01021
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