10.01 Compound events
Interactive practice questions
Two events are defined as:
Event $A$A: it will rain tomorrow
Event $B$B: there will be a storm tomorrow
The notation $P(B)$P(B) is suitable to describe which of the following probabilities?
probability of there being a storm tomorrow but no rain
probability of no rain tomorrow
probability of there being either a storm or rain tomorrow
probability of a storm occurring tomorrow
An unfair coin is tossed. Event $A$A represents "the coin landing on tails".
Select the three options which represent the probability of this event occurring.
The event $A$A is: "getting an odd number when a die is rolled".
How can event $B$B: "getting an even number when a die is rolled" be written using probability notation?
The event $A$A: "a card randomly selected from a deck being red"
The event $B$B: "a card randomly selected from a deck being a queen"
How can the probability of a randomly selected card being both red and a queen be written using probability notation?