91Ó°ÊÓ

If you toss a fair coin six times, what is the probability of getting all heads?

A stock can go up, go down, or stay unchanged. How many possibilities are there if you own seven stocks?

If people understood the mathematics involving probabilities and lotteries, as you now do, do you think they would continue to spend hundreds of dollars per year on lottery tickets? Explain your answer.

You randomly select one card from a 52-card deck. Find the probability of selecting the 2 of hearts or the 3 of spades.

If you toss a fair coin seven times, what is the probability of getting all tails?

How do insurance companies use expected value to determine what to charge for a policy?

A social security number contains nine digits, such as 074-66-7795. How many different social security numbers can be formed?

The mathematics faculty at a college consists of 8 professors, 12 associate professors, 14 assistant professors, and 10 instructors. If one faculty member is randomly selected, find the probability of choosing a professor or an instructor.

If the expected value of a game is negative, what does this mean? Also describe the meaning of a positive and a zero expected value.

Write an original problem that can be solved using the Fundamental Counting Principle. Then solve the problem.