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SAT Probability Practice Questions (Free + Explanations) | Quiz 4

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Question 1 of 5

A square patio is made of 16 congruent square tiles arranged in a grid. One tile is selected at random. What is the probability that the selected tile is on the edge of the patio but not a corner tile?

Explanation

There are tiles total in a grid. The edge tiles include all tiles on the outside border. Since the 4 corner tiles should not be counted, count only the edge tiles that are not corners. On each side of the patio, there are such tiles between the corners. With sides, that gives tiles. Therefore, the probability is .

Concept summary

For probability, divide the number of favorable outcomes by the total number of equally likely outcomes. In a grid, careful counting of boundary, corner, and interior squares is essential.

Question 2 of 5

A bakery places 3 blueberry muffins and 5 chocolate muffins in a display case. One muffin is chosen at random for a customer. What is the probability that the muffin chosen is blueberry?

Explanation

There are 3 blueberry muffins and 5 chocolate muffins, so there are muffins total. The probability of choosing a blueberry muffin is the number of blueberry muffins divided by the total number of muffins: . Therefore, the correct answer is .

Concept summary

For a randomly chosen outcome, probability is .

Question 3 of 5

A bag contains only red and blue tiles. The probability of selecting a red tile at random is . If there are 12 red tiles in the bag, what is the total number of tiles in the bag?

Explanation

If the probability of selecting a red tile is , then

Let the total number of tiles be . Since there are 12 red tiles,

Cross-multiply:

So the total number of tiles in the bag is .

Concept summary

Probability can be written as . If the probability and the favorable count are known, set up an equation and solve for the total.

Question 4 of 5

A bag contains 3 red marbles and 5 blue marbles. One marble is chosen at random from the bag. Which expression is equivalent to the probability of choosing a blue marble?

Explanation

The probability of choosing a blue marble is the number of blue marbles divided by the total number of marbles. There are 5 blue marbles and total marbles, so the probability is . Therefore, the equivalent expression is .

Concept summary

For a simple probability, divide the number of favorable outcomes by the total number of possible outcomes.

Question 5 of 5

A coordinate grid shows all outcomes of spinning two fair 4-section spinners once each. The x-coordinate represents the number shown on Spinner 1, and the y-coordinate represents the number shown on Spinner 2. Each spinner has sections labeled 1, 2, 3, and 4, so the graph contains all ordered pairs from to . If one point is chosen at random from the graph, what is the probability that the point lies on the line ?

Explanation

There are total ordered pairs on the graph because each spinner can show 1, 2, 3, or 4. Points on the line have equal coordinates: , , , and . That is 4 favorable outcomes. Therefore, the probability is .

Concept summary

For equally likely points on a coordinate grid, probability equals the number of points that meet the condition divided by the total number of points.

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