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Try It Out -- Chapter 12, Lesson 5



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
A class has different baseball batting averages. Fred’s batting averge is .375. Sally gets a hit every third time at bat.  Jane Anne has a 42% chance of getting a hit. Rose gets a hit two out of every five times at bat.
 

 1. 

Which player has the greatest probability of getting a hit?
a.
Fred
b.
Sally
c.
Jane Anne
d.
Rose
 

 2. 

Who has a batting average of .400?
a.
Fred
b.
Sally
c.
Jane Anne
d.
Rose
 

 3. 

Which player has the least probability of getting a hit?
a.
Fred
b.
Sally
c.
Jane Anne
d.
Rose
 
 
Piggy bank A has 3 quarters and 2 loonies. Piggy bank B has 25 quarters and 24 loonies. Piggy bank C has 26 quarters and 23 loonies. Piggy bank D has 11 quarters and 17 loonies.
 

 4. 

Which piggy bank has the greatest probability to drawing a loonie?
a.
piggy bank A
b.
piggy bank B
c.
piggy bank C
d.
piggy bank D
 

 5. 

Which piggy bank has the greatest probability to drawing a quarter?
a.
piggy bank A
b.
piggy bank B
c.
piggy bank C
d.
piggy bank D
 

 6. 

If all the coins in piggy banks A and D are placed together, what is the probability of drawing a loonie?
a.
51%
b.
58%
c.
42%
d.
49%
 

 7. 

If all the coins in piggy banks B and C are placed together, what is the probability of drawing a loonie?
a.
48%
b.
40%
c.
52%
d.
4%
 
 
In the school cafeteria, pizza is served once a month. Spagetti is served once each week for 3 weeks in a month.
 

 8. 

What is the probability of pizza being served in the first week of the month?
a.
20%
b.
30%
c.
75%
d.
25%
 

 9. 

What is the probability of spagetti being served in the first week of the month?
a.
70%
b.
75%
c.
60%
d.
25%
 



 
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