Probability and the Counting Principle
Learning Objective
I can calculate the probability of a specific outcome by using a sample space and the Fundamental Counting Principle.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. A restaurant offers 5 different appetizers, 8 different entrees, and 4 different desserts. If a customer wants to order one item from each category, how many different meal combinations are possible?
2. A password consists of 6 characters. The first character must be a letter (A-Z), and the remaining 5 characters can be either a letter (A-Z) or a digit (0-9). How many different passwords can be created?
3. A coin is flipped 4 times. What is the probability of getting exactly 3 heads? (Hint: First determine the total number of possible outcomes, then determine the number of outcomes with exactly 3 heads.)
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