1. Smoothie Palace has a total of 15 ingredients. Five of the ingredients are vegetables and the other ten ingredients are fruits. You may pick three different ingredients from which to make a smoothie. In other words, an orange, orange, apple smoothie is not allowed.
a) How many possible different 3-ingredient smoothies would contain only fruit?
Answer: _____________
b) How many possible different 3-ingredient smoothies that can be made from these 15 ingredients.
Answer: _____________ c) What is the probability of randomly choosing a smoothie with only fruit?
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2. Assume that today the probability of rain is 0.5, the probability of fog is 0.4 and the probability of rain and fog is 0.25.
a) Illustrate this information in a Venn diagram
b) Explain what the overlap in the circles means in terms of the current problem.
c) What is the probability of rain or fog today?
d) What is the probability of neither rain nor fog today?
3. The final exam for your math class is written by one of three professors A, B or C. There is a 50% chance the exam will be written by A, 20% by B and 30% by C. A will ask a geometry question 10% of the time, B will ask a geometry questions 80% of the time and C will ask a geometry question 50% of the time.
a) Draw a tree diagram to illustrate the given information.
b) What is the probability A did NOT write the exam?
c) What is the probability there is a geometry problem on the exam given that C or B wrote the exam?
d) Given that there is NO geometry question on the exam, what is the probability A or C wrote the exam?
4. Two fair six-sided die are rolled three different times. Consider the event: E = βwe get a sum of 5 exactly two timesβ
a) Give an example of an outcome that favors the event E.
b) Give an example of an outcome that does NOT favor the event E
c) What is the probability of getting a sum of 5 on a single roll of a pair of dice?
5. Identify which of the following situations is answered by the equation: π¦ = 5.49π₯ + 2.50. For the incorrect model, explain why it is wrong.
a) Richard needs ingredients for a desert. He buys some pecans from the bulk bins at $5.49 per pound and a bag of sugar for $2.50.
Circle the appropriate choice:
Model is correct for the situation Model is NOT correct for the situation
If the situation is incorrect, explain why in a sentence.
b) Richard needs ingredients for a desert. He buys some pecans from the bulk bin at $5.49 per pound and some bags of sugar for $2.50.
Circle the appropriate choice:
Model is correct for the situation Model is NOT correct for the situation
If the situation is incorrect, explain why in a sentence.
c) Richard needs ingredients for a desert. He buys some bags of sugar for $2.50 and a pound of pecans for $5.49.
Circle the appropriate choice:
Model is correct for the situation Model is NOT correct for the situation
If the situation is incorrect, explain why in a sentence. 6. Use set notation to list the elements of each set.
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Set A: Transportation
Set B:
Man-Boat Airplane
Shoe
Car
Computer Canoe
Camel
Cat
Carnation Ship
Bus
Desk
Strawberry
Tiger
Crayon
a) π΅ β© πΆ
b) (π΄ βͺ πΆ)β²
c) π΄ β π΅
7. An ice cream store offers five different flavors of frozen yogurt: chocolate, vanilla, birthday cake, cheesecake and mocha.
a) Alex wants to build an ice cream cone with one scoop of each possible flavor. How many ways can he order the ice cream scoops?
b) Alex realizes he isnβt hungry enough to eat five scoops of ice cream, but he does have room for three scoops. He wants each scoop to be a different flavor. How many unique combinations of three different flavors can he make if order doesnβt matter?
c) If Alex chooses his three unique flavors at random, what is the probability that he chooses one scoop each of chocolate, vanilla and mocha in any order?
8. In the Fall, the practice field at a small high school is shared between three different groups: football, marching band, and color guard. Each group needs to reserve the field for 1 hour per week. Due to scheduling issues, the various groups are available to use the field at the following times:
β’ Football: Monday at 9:00, Wednesday at 11:00, Friday at 12:00 β’ Marching Band: Monday at 9:00, Wednesday at 10:00
β’ Color Guard: Monday at 10:00, Wednesday at 11:00, Friday at 12:00 a) Create a tree diagram illustrating all possible schedules for the practice field.
9. The spinner below is used at a carnival. There are two options for betting:
a) What is the expected value for Option A? Show your work and interpret your answer in a sentence. Work:
Interpret your answer:
b) Is Option B βfairβ? Use mathematics and a sentence to explain your answer. Work:
Sentence explaining if Option B is fair:
c) From the perspective of the carnival owner, which option is better for business? Circle your answer and explain.
Circle one choice: Option A Option B
Explain:
Option A You pay $5
If the spinner lands on A, you get paid $6. If the spinner lands on B, you get paid $1.50 If the spinner lands on C, you get paid $5 If the spinner lands on D, you get paid $10
Option B You pay $10
10. Budget rents 16β moving trucks for $29.99 per day with an additional $0.69 per mile. Enterprise rents a 16β truck for $70 per day with an additional $0.49 per mile.
c) In a sentence, describe the meaning of the slope if you choose to rent from Budget.
d) Using the graph to determine when itβs less expensive to rent from Budget. Explain how you found your answer.
https://www.budgettruck.com/ https://www.enterprise.com/en/trucks.html
11. In a survey of 100 investors in the stock market * 50 owned shares in IBM
* 40 owned shares in AT&T * 45 owned shares in GE
* 20 owned shares in both IBM and AT&T * 15 owned shares in both AT&T and GE * 20 owned shares in both IBM and AT&T * 5 owned shares in all three
a) Organize the data in a Venn diagram
b) How many investors owned neither IBM nor GE? c) How many investors owned just IBM shares?
d) How many investors owned either IBM or GE, but not AT&T?
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300 250a) Write an equation for the total cost to rent a truck from Budget if you drive π miles.
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b) Which line on the graph to the left represents the cost to rent from Budget if you drive π miles? Explain how you know.
Please circle the correct choice:
The dashed solid line represents the cost to rent from Budget π miles
12. Direct satellite receiver sales decreased from 16.3 million in 2004 to 12 million in 2009.
a) What is the average change in sales per year from 2004 to 2009?
b) If the change in sales is constant over time, how many direct satellite receivers should we anticipate being sold in the year 2014?
c) Let 2004 be the start (or year 0). How many direct satellite receivers should we anticipate being sold x years after 2004 if we assume the trend continues.
d) If the trend continues, in what year will there be 0 direct satellite receivers sold? e) Do you think that the change in receiver sales will be constant for all years after 2004?
13. Josie is considering a job that pays on commission. The company hands her a brochure with the following table showing how much other associates have made per day in their first month on the job.
Number of
Associates Commission
25 125
30 150
45 175
15 200
10 225
a) How much do associates make on average per day in their first month with the company?
b) Josie knows her living expenses are $4550 per month and she plans to work 26 days in her first month. How much does she have to earn per work day to cover her expenses?
c) Should Josie expect to make enough to cover her living expenses the first month sheβs employed with this company? Show your work, then write a sentence explaining your answer.
d) How many days should Josie plan on working during her first month to cover her expenses?
14. Consider the outcome of a single roll of a 20-sided die.
Let π΄ = {1,2,3,4,5}, let π΅ = {2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20} and πΆ = {5,10,15,20}
a) Write set A in set builder notation b) Write set B in set builder notation
c) Is the cardinality of Set B less than, greater than or equal to the cardinality of Set C? Please circle the correct choice:
The cardinality of Set B is greater than less than equal to the cardinality of Set c Explain.
d) Find π΄ βͺ π΅. e) Find π΄ β© πΆ. f) Find π΅β².
15. Below is a contingency table showing the number of people aboard the Titanic, what class of ticket they held and the number of people who survived and died for each class of ticket.
Class of Ticket
Su
rv
ival
First Second Third Crew Total
Alive 203 118 178 212 711
Dead 122 167 528 673 1490
Total 325 285 706 885 2201
a) If we randomly pick a person aboard the ship, what is the probability that person was a member of the crew? b) What is the probability of surviving the sinking of the Titanic?
c) If someone held a first-class ticket, what is the probability they survived?
d) What is the probability a random chosen person held a third class ticket and survived?