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SAT Probability Practice Questions (Free + Explanations) | Quiz 3

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Question 1 of 5

A fair coin is flipped 3 times. Which expression is equivalent to the probability of getting exactly 2 heads?

Explanation

To get exactly 2 heads in 3 flips, first count how many outcomes have exactly 2 heads: HHT, HTH, and THH. There are 3 such outcomes. Since the coin is fair, each specific sequence of 3 flips has probability . Therefore, the probability of getting exactly 2 heads is . So the equivalent expression is .

Concept summary

For simple probability situations, multiply the probability of one outcome pattern by the number of ways that pattern can occur.

Question 2 of 5

A coordinate grid shows all integer points with and . One point is selected at random from these 12 points. What is the probability that the selected point lies on the line ?

Explanation

There are possible values for and possible values for , so the grid contains integer points. A point lies on the line when the - and -coordinates are equal. Among the given points, those are , , and . The point is not included because can be at most . So there are favorable points out of total points. The probability is .

Concept summary

For a probability from a coordinate grid, count the total possible points and then count the points that satisfy the condition. Probability equals favorable outcomes divided by total outcomes.

Question 3 of 5

A raffle box contains only red tickets and blue tickets. The probability of drawing a red ticket at random is . If there are 12 blue tickets in the box, how many red tickets are in the box?

Explanation

Let be the number of red tickets. Since there are 12 blue tickets, the total number of tickets is . The probability of drawing a red ticket is therefore . Set this equal to the given probability: . Cross-multiply to get . Then , so , and . Therefore, there are 18 red tickets.

Concept summary

For probability questions, use , then write an equation using the given counts and solve.

Question 4 of 5

A teacher surveyed students about how they get to school. The results are shown in the table.

If one of these students is selected at random, what is the probability that the student does not ride the bus?

Explanation

To find the probability that a randomly selected student does not ride the bus, first count the students who use other methods: walk or car. That is . Next find the total number of students surveyed: . Therefore, the probability is .

Concept summary

For probability from a table, add the counts for all favorable outcomes and divide by the total number of outcomes.

Question 5 of 5

A bag contains 4 red marbles and 6 blue marbles. One marble is chosen at random. Which statement must be true?

Explanation

There are total marbles in the bag. Since 4 of them are red, the probability of choosing a red marble is . Therefore, the statement that must be true is choice A.

Concept summary

Probability is found by dividing the number of favorable outcomes by the total number of possible outcomes.

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