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Which of the following could possibly be the probability of an event? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY.

Decide is the number is a N, W, I, Q, S, and/or R.  Choose EVERY ONE that is true.  

Suppose 4 ​quarters, 6 ​dimes, 7 ​nickels, and 4 pennies are in a box. One coin is selected at random. What is the expected value of the money drawn from the​ box? HINT:  Use 25 to represent a quarter (not 0.25).  Do the same for the other coins. [A]  ¢  Round to the nearest tenth of a cent

Convert to a decimal.  SHOW ALL WORK ON YOUR PAPER!  

Answer the following question involving ODDS. a.  A card is randomly drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards.  What are the odds against of drawing a card with an odd number on it?  (Aces DO NOT count as a 1) [a]  Type a SIMPLIFIED answer. b.  A pair of dice are rolled.  What are the odds in favor of rolling a sum of 6? [b]  Type a SIMPLIFIED answer. c.  The lottery has 40 balls (numbered 1 thru 40).  A ball is randomly drawn.  What are odds in favor of drawing a ball that has a number less than 18 on it? [c]  Type a SIMPLIFIED answer. d.  The odds against that I will be the winner of the next race are 9:5.  What is the probability that I will be the winner? [d]  Type a SIMPLIFIED answer. e.  The local kindergarten class has 21 students, of which 13 are girls.  If a student is randomly chosen, what are the odds in favor choosing a boy? [e]  Type a SIMPLIFIED answer.    

Answer the following question involving ODDS. a.  A pair of dice are rolled.  What are the odds against rolling a sum of 5? [a]  Type a SIMPLIFIED answer. b.  The odds in favor that I will be the winner of the next race are 9:5.  What is the probability that I will be the winner? [b]  Type a SIMPLIFIED answer. c.  The local kindergarten class has 19 students, of which 11 are girls.  If a student is randomly chosen, what are the odds against choosing a boy? [c]  Type a SIMPLIFIED answer. d.  A card is randomly drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards.  What are the odds in favor of drawing a card with an even number on it? [d]  Type a SIMPLIFIED answer. e.  The lottery has 40 balls (numbered 1 thru 40).  A ball is randomly drawn.  What are odds against drawing a ball that has a number greater than 13 on it? [e]  Type a SIMPLIFIED answer.

a.  What is the probability of an impossible event? P(impossible event) = [a]   b.  What is the probability of an event that is certain to occur?   P(certain event) = [b]  

A married couple have a  0.32 probability of passing on green eyes to their children.  If they have 8 children, what is the probability that at least one has green eyes? SHOW ALL WORK  ON YOUR PAPER!    NO WORK = NO POINTS Round your answer to 4 decimal places.

You draw a card from a standard deck of cards.   a.  What is the probability that your card is a Black Ace? [a]  Answer as a fraction in lowest terms. b.  What is the probability that your card is Diamond and a Face card? [b]  Answer as a fraction in lowest terms. c.  What is the probability that your card is Spade or a 2? [c]  Answer as a fraction in lowest terms. d.  What is the probability that your card is a 10 GIVEN THAT your card has an even number on it ? [d]  Answer as a fraction in lowest terms. e.  If you draw a card 4056 times, how many times would you expect to draw an Ace? [e]  

On your paper, show how to write the following repeating decimal as a fraction in    form in lowest terms using the algebraic proof method shown in the class videos.    NO WORK = NO POINTS