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Directions: Read carefully.

1.
How many elements are in the sample space of tossing one penny? State the sample space.
penny1

Choose:
1
2
3
4

 

 

2.
How many elements are in the sample space of drawing a marble from this bottle? State the sample space.
yellobot

Choose:
1
2
3
6

 

 

3.
How many elements are in the sample space of rolling one die? State the sample space.
die2

Choose:
6
12
24
36

 

 

4.
How many elements are in the sample space of tossing two pennies? State the sample space.
penny1penny1

Choose:
2
4
8
16

 

 

5.
How many elements are in the sample space of tossing three pennies? State the sample space.

penny1penny1penny1

Choose:
2
4
8
16

 

 

6.
Skateboards are on sale. You can get wooden or polymer boards, in either blue or green colors. How many different choices are do you have? State the sample space.

board

Choose:
2
4
8
16

 

 

7.
You are going to the ASPCA to adopt a puppy.  You would like a terrier-mix or a cocker spaniel-mix, with brown coloring or black coloring, and with either a long tail or a short tail.  How many possible puppies fit your criteria?  State the sample space.

terrier

Choose:
4
8
16
32

 

 

8.
There are 2 entry doors and 3 staircases in the public library.  How many ways are there to enter the building and go to the second floor?  State the sample space.

library

Choose:
2
4
6
8

 

 

9.
A cube (die), with faces numbered 1 to 6, is rolled, and a penny is tossed at the same time.
How many elements in the sample space consist of an even number and a tail?

Choose:
3
6
9
12
diepenny

 

 

10.
The spinners shown below are equally divided and it will be assumed that a "spin" will not land on the division segment of the sections.
You spin each of the following spinners once.

spinner1     spinner22

How many elements in the sample space consist of a prime number and a letter in the word "MAN" ?
Choose:
3
6
8
9

 

 

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