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SAT Probability Practice Questions (Free + Explanations) | Quiz 6

Question 12345 of 5

Question 1 of 5

A bag contains only red and blue chips. The probability of selecting a red chip is . After 4 red chips are removed and no blue chips are removed, the probability of selecting a red chip becomes . How many chips were originally in the bag?

Explanation

Let the original total number of chips be . Since the probability of selecting a red chip is , the number of red chips was , and the number of blue chips was .

After 4 red chips are removed, the number of red chips becomes , and the total number of chips becomes . The new probability of selecting a red chip is , so

Cross-multiply:

Simplify:

Subtract from both sides:

Add 8 to both sides:

Multiply by 5:

So, the bag originally contained chips.

Concept summary

For probability problems with changing totals, write probability as before and after the change, then solve the resulting equation.

Question 2 of 5

A game uses a bag that contains 4 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 5 green marbles. One marble is chosen at random, its color is recorded, and then it is returned to the bag. This process is repeated 3 times. Which expression is equivalent to the probability that all 3 chosen marbles are not green?

Explanation

There are marbles in the bag. A marble that is not green must be either red or blue, so there are marbles that are not green. Thus, the probability of choosing a marble that is not green on one draw is . Because the marble is returned each time, the 3 draws are independent and the probability stays the same on each draw. Therefore, the probability that all 3 chosen marbles are not green is

So the correct answer is .

Concept summary

For repeated independent events, multiply the probability of the desired outcome on each trial. With replacement means the probability stays the same from draw to draw.

Question 3 of 5

The table shows the results of a quality check on light bulbs from a factory.

| | Defective | Not defective | Total |
|----------------|-----------|----------------|-------|
| LED | 18 | 162 | 180 |
| Fluorescent | 12 | 108 | 120 |
| Total | 30 | 270 | 300 |

If one of the 300 light bulbs is selected at random, what is the probability that the bulb is fluorescent given that it is defective?

Explanation

The question asks for the probability that a bulb is fluorescent given that it is defective. This is a conditional probability, so the sample space is only the defective bulbs.

From the table, there are 30 defective bulbs total, and 12 of those are fluorescent. Therefore,

So the correct answer is .

Concept summary

For conditional probability, restrict attention to the given condition first. Then divide the number of favorable outcomes by the total number in that reduced group.

Question 4 of 5

A bag contains only blue and green beads. The probability of selecting a blue bead at random is . After 4 blue beads and 6 green beads are added to the bag, the probability of selecting a blue bead becomes . Which statement must be true about the original number of beads in the bag?

Explanation

Let the original total number of beads be . Since the probability of selecting a blue bead was , the original number of blue beads was , and the original number of green beads was .

After 4 blue and 6 green beads are added, the new total is , and the new number of blue beads is . We are told the new probability of selecting a blue bead is , so

Now solve:

Multiply both sides by 5:

So the original bag contained 15 beads.

Concept summary

When a probability is given as a fraction of a total, represent the favorable outcomes in terms of the total, then write a new probability equation after the counts change.

Question 5 of 5

A circular dartboard has radius 10 inches. The bull's-eye is the region inside a circle of radius 2 inches at the center. If a dart lands at a random point on the board, what is the probability that it lands in the bull's-eye?

Explanation

Because the dart is equally likely to land anywhere on the board, the probability is the ratio of the area of the bull's-eye to the area of the entire dartboard. The bull's-eye has area . The whole board has area . So the probability is . Therefore, the correct answer is .

Concept summary

For a geometric probability with points landing uniformly in a region, use . For circles, area is proportional to the square of the radius.

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