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5. Using the spinner below, what is the probability of spinning:

a) an even number? P(even) =

b) a number greater than 4?

P(# > 4) =

c) a letter? P(a letter) =

d) any letter or a number less than 5? P(a letter or a # < 5) =

6. In a board game involving the rolling of dice, what is the probability of rolling:

a) P(three 6's in a row) =

b) P(an odd, then an even) =

c) P(a 1, then a 1, then not a 1) =

d) P(a number < 3, then an even #) =

7. A sports memorabilia store has a grab bag that contains 10 antique baseball cards, 4 Hall of Fame Basketball cards

and 6 BYU football cards. Little Johnny get to randomly select exactly 3 cards to keep, if he pays the owner $20 for the

cards. Determine the following probabilities:

P(3 Hall of Fame Basketball cards)

b) P(2 Antique Baseball cards and 1 BYU card)

c) P(1 of each type of card)

8. A deck of cards contains 5 green cards, 5 gold cards and 5 cardinal cards. If Buford the Bruin selects 2 cards, what is

the probablility of:

a) P(Mountain View colors)

c) P(one gold, one cardinal)

b) P(two green cards)

d) P(a Mountain View color, not a Mountain View color)

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