5. Data and Probability

Compound Probability — Quiz

Test your understanding of compound probability with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

A bag contains 8 red and 4 blue marbles. If you draw two marbles without replacement, what is the probability that the first marble is red and the second marble is blue?

Question 2

A fair six-sided die is rolled twice. What is the probability that the first roll is a prime number and the second roll is an even number?

Question 3

A class has 10 boys and 15 girls. If two students are chosen at random with replacement, what is the probability that the first student is a boy and the second student is a girl?

Question 4

A spinner has 4 equally sized sections: Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow. You spin it three times. What is the probability of landing on Red, then Blue, then Green?

Question 5

A deck of 52 cards is shuffled. What is the probability of drawing a face card (King, Queen, or Jack), not replacing it, and then drawing an Ace?