Mitosis, Meiosis, And Patterns Of Inheritance Worksheet Page 7

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3. Is the probability for flipping two heads closest to the sum, difference, or product of the two individual
probabilities of flipping heads? ______________________ Is the probability the same for two tails? ______
Explain your answer and show your calculations to support statement: ____________________________
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PROBABILITY-RELATED ANALYSIS QUESTIONS
1. You toss two pennies in the air. What is the probability that both coins will land as “tails”? HINT: Determine
the individual probabilities of each coin, then determine probability of them occurring together.
2. Your aunt is pregnant. She already has two sons. What is the probability that this child will be a daughter?
3. What it the probability that a family of two children will have:
a. two boys?
b. a boy first and then a girl?
c. two girls?
4. A die (singular of “dice”) has 6 sides. You throw a die. What is the probability it will come up “5”?
5. A person tosses two dice. What is the probability of both coming up “3”?
6.
What is the probability of having 4 boys in a row?
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