Regents Exam Questions S.CP.B.
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S.CP.B.9: Binomial Probability 2
1 Which fraction represents the probability of 7 A fair coin is tossed three times. What is the
obtaining exactly eight heads in ten tosses of a fair probability of obtaining exactly three heads?
coin?
45 64 90 180
1) 2) 3) 4)
1,024 1,024 1,024 1,024
8 What is the probability of getting exactly two heads
in three tosses of a fair coin?
2 If a fair coin is tossed four times, the probability of
getting exactly three heads is
1 2 3 4
1) 2) 3) 4) 9 If a fair coin is tossed four times, what is the
16 16 16 16
probability of obtaining at most one head?
1 4 5 11
1) 2) 3) 4)
16 16 16 16
3 If a fair coin is tossed five times, the probability of
getting exactly two heads is
1 1 10 2
1) 2) 3) 4) 10 If three fair coins are tossed, what is the probability
32 4 32 5
of getting at least two heads?
1 3 1 2
1) 2) 3) 4)
8 8 2 3
4 If a fair six-sided die is tossed five times, what is
the probability of getting exactly three even
numbers?
11 A certain part of the country has a 50% chance of
1 3 10 3
1) 2) 3) 4) rain each day.
32 32 32 5
a What is the probability of not having rain on any
given day.
b Find the probability of having
(1) exactly 5 rainy days in one week
5 In a family of six children, what is the probability (2) at most 2 days of rain in one week
that there will be exactly one male child? (3) at least 6 days of rain in one week
6 7 32 58
1) 2) 3) 4)
64 64 64 64
6 If six pennies are tossed, what is the probability that
exactly four heads will turn up?
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S.CP.B.9: Binomial Probability 2
Answer Section
1 ANS: 1
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2 ANS: 4 REF: 068832siii
3 ANS: 3 REF: 018722siii
4 ANS: 3 REF: 060230siii
5 ANS: 1 REF: 068629siii
6 ANS:
15
64
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7 ANS:
1
8
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8 ANS:
3
8
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9 ANS: 3 REF: 018427siii
10 ANS: 3 REF: 089735siii
11 ANS:
1 21 29 8
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2 128 128 128
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