Question: Identifying Probability Values

a. Hector is asked if he will be able to go on the class trip to Australia this summer. His response is “highly unlikely!” Based on his response, the probability of Hector going on the class trip will be less than what percent?

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b. A bag holds 50 identical orange poker chips. If we select one poker chip from the bag, what is the probability it is orange?

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c. Consider the same bag of 50 identical orange poker chips from part b. If we select one poker chip from the bag, what is the probability it is red?

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d. Now, suppose we have a second bag of poker chips. This bag contains 14 yellow chips, 21 orange chips, and 15 white chips. If we select one chip from this bag, what is the probability it is yellow?

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e. For Halloween, Mr. Jones fills a basket with a mixture of candy bars of equal size. The basket starts with 40 Snickers Bars,

25 Milky Way

Bars, and 15 Three Musketeer Bars. His first son is very picky and takes

2 Milky Way

Bars. His second son randomly picks ONE candy bar from what is left. What is the probability that his second son selects a Snickers Bar?