Answers to Probability Basics Quick Check
A survey was conducted to determine students’ preferred learning style. The distribution of responses from the sample participants are summarized as follows:
Learning style | Number of Students Who Prefer Each Style
auditory learning style | 17
visual learning style | 20
kinesthetic learning style |13
Write a ratio that compares the number of students who preferred a visual learning style to the number of student-participants of the survey. Write your answer in the simplest fraction form.
A: 2/5
Each letter of the word movers is written on an individual paper strip and placed in a box. Which set represents the favorable outcomes of the event of randomly choosing a consonant letter?
A: {m, v, r, s}
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A circular dial is divided into 10 equal parts from the origin toward the circumference. The parts are labeled clockwise from 1 to 28 in increments of 3. Beginning directly to the right, they are marked as 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, and 28. A needle is fixed vertically at the center, with the arrow pointing directly upward to the line between 22 and 25 at the top center of the dial.
If this spinner is to be spun once, how likely will it stop on a multiple of 9?
A: impossible
There are 25 balls in a jar. Twelve (12) balls are red, 10 balls are blue, and 3 balls are white. Which of the following describes the likelihood of randomly picking a white ball?
A: very unlikely
Which event is most likely to happen?
A: randomly picking a consonant from the English alphabet
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