Lesson 13: Practice Problems

Problem 1

List the sample space for each chance experiment.

Flipping a coin
Selecting a random season of the year
Selecting a random day of the week

Problem 2

A computer randomly selects a letter from the alphabet.

How many different outcomes are in the sample space?
What is the probability the computer produces the first letter of your first name?

Problem 3

What is the probability of selecting a random month of the year and getting a month that starts with the letter “J?” If you get stuck, consider listing the sample space.

Problem 4 From Unit 5 Lesson 1

$E$ represents an object’s weight on Earth and $M$ represents that same object’s weight on the Moon. The equation $M = \frac{1}{6} E$ represents the relationship between these quantities.

What does the $\frac{1}{6}$ represent in this situation?
Give an example of what a person might weigh on Earth and on the Moon.