Two fair dice are rolled. What is the probability P that the sum is at least 6?
Probability worksheet with answers
1.Easy
2 dice≥ 6
P =
2.Easy
A bag holds 5 red, 3 blue and 5 green balls. You draw one at random. What is the probability P that it is not red?
5 / 3 / 5
P =
3.Medium
A bag holds 4 red and 6 blue balls. You draw two balls without putting the first one back. What is the probability P that both are red?
4 / 6
P =
4.Medium
For the distribution shown, find the standard deviation σ of X.
x: 0, 2, 4, 6p(x): 0.35, 0.1, 0.35, 0.2
σ =
5.Hard
X has the distribution shown, and Y = 10X + 1. Find the standard deviation σY of Y.
x: 10, 20, 30, 40p(x): 0.35, 0.15, 0.25, 0.25Y = 10X + 1
σY =
6.Hard
A test has 11 multiple-choice questions. A student who guesses gets each one right with probability 0.6, independently. What is the probability P of exactly 1 correct answers?
n = 11p = 0.6k = 1
P =
Answer key
- 1. P = 0.7222
- 2. P = 0.6154
- 3. P = 0.1333
- 4. σ = 2.315
- 5. σY = 120
- 6. P = 0.0006921
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