Lesson 10-5: Probability of Compound Events — Practice Questions

1. 1. Which of the following describes a simple event?

   • A. Rolling a die and flipping a coin
   • B. Picking two cards from a deck
   • C. Spinning a spinner once
   • D. Flipping a coin three times

2. 2. An event consisting of two or more simple events, like rolling two dice, is called a ___ event.

3. 3. A student selects a sandwich and a drink for lunch. How would you classify this event?

   • A. A simple event
   • B. A compound event
   • C. Neither simple nor compound
   • D. Both simple and compound

4. 4. Rolling a single six-sided die and getting an odd number is an example of a ___ event.

5. 5. An event has a single outcome or consists of one experiment. What type of event is this?

   • A. A compound event
   • B. A simple event
   • C. An impossible event
   • D. A certain event

6. 6. A cafe offers 3 types of bagels and 4 types of cream cheese. If a customer chooses one bagel and one cream cheese, how many different combinations are possible? The total number of combinations is ___.

7. 7. A tree diagram is made to show the outcomes of flipping a coin twice. How many final branches, representing the total number of outcomes, will the diagram have?

   • A. 2
   • B. 4
   • C. 6
   • D. 8

8. 8. A spinner has 4 equal sections labeled 1, 2, 3, and 4. A standard six-sided die is rolled. How many total outcomes are in the sample space for spinning the spinner and rolling the die? The total is ___.

9. 9. A tree diagram shows all the possible outfits from a selection of shirts and shorts. If there are 15 total outcomes and 5 different colors of shirts, how many different types of shorts are there?

   • A. 3
   • B. 5
   • C. 10
   • D. 15

10. 10. For a school project, a student can choose one of 2 poster board colors (white, black) and one of 5 marker colors (red, blue, green, orange, purple). How many combinations are possible? There are ___ combinations.