ACT Mathematics: Probability Quiz

This is an MCQ-based quiz on the topic of ACT Mathematics: Probability Quiz.

This set of MCQs helps you brush up on the important mathematics topic and prepare you to dive into skill practice and expand your knowledge to tackle the question and answer it carefully.

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You roll a six sided die three times.  What are the chances that all three rolls are 2?

1/6

1/216

1/12

1/18

You are at the drawing for a raffle to win a new car.  You bought 8 tickets for the raffle.  If a total of 526 tickets were sold, what is the probability that your ticket is drawn?

0.018

0.0152

0.022

0.025

Two dice are rolled. What is the probability of getting two odd numbers on two dice?

1.6

2.3

1/2

1/4

A spinner has 3 equally distributed colors on it: blue, red, and yellow. There is an equal chance for the spinner to land on each color (1/3). What's the probability it will land on blue twice after 2 spins?

1/6

1/2

1/3

1/9

If x percent of 300 is 120, what is 175% of x?

310

70

50

320

What is the probability of choosing two consecutive red cards from a standard deck of cards, if replacement is not allowed?

25/102

17/25

51/100

61/204

Jacob was 27 years old when his son Mike was born. Mike was 23 years old when his son Sam was born. Sam will celebrate his seventh birthday in 2014. What year was Jacob born?

1964

1987

2007

1957

{10, 12, 24, 50, 60, 100, 260, 480, 606, 1000}

What is the probability that a number selected randomly from the set will be divisible by both 4 and 6? 

1/2

2/5

3/10

1/10

Maria is planning the seating for the head table at a college gala. There are eight speakers that will be seated along one side of the table. Richard wants to sit beside Hang, and Maria knows that Thomas and Lily should not be seated together. In how many ways can Maria make up the seating plan? 

7200

3975

10080

8100

If two regular six-sided dice are rolled at the same time, what is the probability that the sum of the their numbers will be prime?

7/18

1/4

1/2

5/12

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: ACT Mathematics: Probability Quiz
Questions: 10
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