PRACTICE QUIZ (PROBABILITY THEORY)

1. For two events, A and B, which one of the following is a true probability statement?
a)
b)
c)
d)

P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) if A and B are independent

P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) if A and B are mutually exclusive
P(A and B) = P(A) x P(B) if A and B are mutually exclusive
P(A or B) = P(A) x P(B) if A and B are independent

2. What is the probability of getting a head or a tail in 1 toss of a coin?

a)
b)
c)
d)

1/16
1/4
1/2
1

3. What is the probability of getting a head and a tail in 2 tosses of a fair coin? And,
what is the probability of getting a head and a tail, in that order, in 2 tosses of a fair
coin?
a)
b)
c)
d)

1/2, 1/2
1/4, 1/4
1/2, 1/4
1/4, 1/2

4. A coin is tossed 10 times. The first 9 tosses come up heads. What is the probability
that the 10th toss will come up heads?
a)
b)
c)
d)

1/512
1/256
1/32
1/2

5. What is the probability of obtaining exactly 2 heads in 4 tosses of a fair coin?

a)
b)
c)
d)

1/4
3/8
1/2
1/6

6. What is the probability of getting a 3 when rolling a single die? ( A die is one of a pair
of dice)
a)
b)
c)
d)

1/5
3/5
1/6
1/3

7. What is the probability of getting an odd number when rolling a pair of dice? (Spots
on the two dice sum to odd number)
a)
b)
c)
d)

1/4
1/2
1/3
3/10

8. What is the probability of obtaining a sum of 7 when rolling a pair of dice?

a)
b)
c)
d)

1/5
3/5
1/6
1/3

Use the following information to answer questions 10, 11 and 12. The probability is 1/2
that Bob will pass the CQE exam, 1/3 that Amy will pass and 3/4 that Jon will pass.
9. What is the probability that Bob, Amy and Jon will all pass the exam?
a)
b)
c)
d)

1/8
4/9
4/11
1/3

10. What is the probability that neither Bob, Amy nor Jon will pass the exam?
a)
b)
c)
d)

1/9
7/8
1/12
2/3

11. What is the probability that only one of the three will pass the exam?
a)
b)
c)
d)

1/4
1/3
3/4
3/8

12. Four people shoot at a target and the probability that each will hit the target is 1/2
(50%). What is the probability that the target will be hit?
a)
b)
c)
d)

1/16
15/16
1/2
1/4