Answer to Question #3461 in Statistics and Probability for Joanna Davis

Question

2) Which of the following cannot be a probability?
A) -1 B) 1/2 C) 0 D) 1
3) Which of the following cannot be a probability?
A) 5/3B) 3/5C) 2/3 D) 1/2
4) What is the probability of an impossible event?
A) 0 B) 0.1 C) 1 D) -1
5) A sample space consists of 174 separate events that are equally likely. What is the probability of
each?
A) 0 B) 1/174 C) 174 D) 1
6) On a multiple choice test, each question has 5 possible answers. If you make a random guess on
the first question, what is the probability that you are correct?
A) 0 B) 1 C) 1/5 D) 5
6)
7) A die with 6 sides is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a number less than 5?
A) 5/6 B) 1/6 C) 2/3 D) 4

Answer 1

2) Which of the following cannot be a probability?
A) -1 B) 1/2 C) 0 D) 1

3) Which of the following cannot be a probability?
A) 5/3 B) 3/5 C) 2/3 D) 1/2

4) What is the probability of an impossible event?
A) 0 B) 0.1 C) 1 D) -1

5) A sample space consists of 174 separate events that are equally likely. What is the probability of
each?
A) 0 B) 1/174 C) 174 D) 1

6) On a multiple choice test, each question has 5 possible answers. If you make a random guess on
the first question, what is the probability that you are correct?
A) 0 B) 1 C) 1/5 D) 5

7) A die with 6 sides is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a number less than 5?
A) 5/6 B) 1/6 C) 2/3 D) 4