Statistics & Probability

Directions: There are _____ red marbles and _____ blue marbles in Bag A. There are _____ red marbles and _____ green marbles in Bag B. Using the digits 1 to 9 at most one time each, fill in the boxes to make the probability of drawing a red marble from either bag the same. Extension: Change the problem such that …

Directions: Select three of the spinners from the image below (you may pick more than one of each) such that the total number of sectors in all three spinners totals 10. Select spinners so that the probability of all three spinners landing in the shaded sector is the smallest (or largest). Extension: How would the answer change if you could …

Directions: Using the digits 1 to 9 at most one time each, fill in the boxes to complete this sentence: Rolling a sum of ___ on two ___-sided dice is the same probability as rolling a sum of ___ on two ___-sided dice. Source: Audrey Mendivil, Daniel Luevanos, and Robert Kaplinsky

Directions: What value(s) have a 1/12 chance of being rolled as the sum of two 6-sided dice? Source: Daniel Luevanos