GMAT Quantitative Reasoning › Probability
Sheryl is competing in an archery tournament. She gets to shoot three arrows at a target, and her best one counts.
Sheryl hits the bullseye 42% of the time. What is the probability (two decimal places) that she will hit the bullseye at least once in her three tries?
Sheryl is competing in an archery tournament. She gets to shoot three arrows at a target, and her best one counts.
Sheryl hits the bullseye 42% of the time. What is the probability (two decimal places) that she will hit the bullseye at least once in her three tries?
Two dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum of both dice is greater than 8?
Two dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum of both dice is greater than 8?
It costs $10 to buy a ticket to a charity raffle in which three prizes are given - the grand prize is $3,000, the second prize is $1,000, and the third prize is $500. Assuming that all of 1,000 tickets are sold, what is the expected value of one ticket to someone who purchases it?
It costs $10 to buy a ticket to a charity raffle in which three prizes are given - the grand prize is $3,000, the second prize is $1,000, and the third prize is $500. Assuming that all of 1,000 tickets are sold, what is the expected value of one ticket to someone who purchases it?
What is the probability of rolling an even number on a standard dice?
What is the probability of rolling an even number on a standard dice?
A store uses the above target for a promotion. For each purchase, a customer gets to toss a dart at the target, and the outcome decides his prize. If he hits a pink region, he gets nothing; if he hits a red region, he gets a 10% discount on a future purchase; if he hits a green region, he gets a 20% discount; if he hits a blue region, he gets a 40% discount.
Assume a customer hits the target and no skill is involved. What are the odds against him getting a discount?
What is the probability of sequentially drawing 3 aces from a deck or regular playing cards when the selected cards are not replaced?