Higher or Lower: Probability (ISC 12)

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. A

   P(getting heads on one coin toss)

   B

   P(getting two heads on two tosses)

   Higher value

   P(getting heads on one coin toss)

2. A

   P(rolling a 6 on a die)

   B

   P(rolling an even number)

   Higher value

   P(rolling an even number)

3. A

   P(drawing a red card)

   B

   P(drawing an ace)

   Higher value

   P(drawing a red card)

4. A

   P(sum of 7 on two dice)

   B

   P(sum of 12 on two dice)

   Higher value

   P(sum of 7 on two dice)

5. A

   P(an impossible event)

   B

   P(a sure event)

   Higher value

   P(a sure event)

Instructions

Tap the side with the higher probability.