Common Core: 7th Grade Math : Grade 7

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Common Core: 7th Grade Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #24 : Develop And Compare Probability Models And Find Probabilities Of Events: Ccss.Math.Content.7.Sp.C.7

Billy's mom baked a pizza with eight slices. Half the slices have pepperoni only. Two of the slices have both pepperoni and onions. One slice has onions only. One slice has only cheese. 

 

If Billy is allergic to pepperoni, and takes a slice of pizza with his eyes blindfolded, what is the percentage chance that he will select a piece he is not allergic to?

Possible Answers:

 

Correct answer:

 

Explanation:

The pizza that Billy's mom baked was composed of these types of slices:

Half the slices have pepperoni only. Two of the slices have both pepperoni and onoins. One slice has onions only. One slice has only cheese. 

Therefore, 

 slices had pepperoni because 

 slices had pepperoni and onions 

 slice had onion only

 slice had only cheese. 

Billy could eat either the onion only slice, or the cheese only slice. This means that out of  pieces of pizza, he could eat

Given that  is the percent equivalent of , that is the correct answer. 

Example Question #24 : Outcomes

Two fair dice are thrown. What is the probability that the difference of the numbers that show on the dice will be exactly ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The following rolls result in the difference of the dice being :

 and the reverse of each of these.

These are  rolls out of a possible , so the probability of this event is 

 

Example Question #91 : Statistics & Probability

Two fair six-sided dice are thrown. What is the probability that the product of the two numbers rolled is between  and  inclusive?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The rolls that yield a product between  and  inclusive are:

Therefore there are  rolls that fit our criteria out of a total of  possible rolls, so the probability of this outcome is .

 

Example Question #92 : Statistics & Probability

loaded coin is tossed  times, with the result being heads  times. Based on this observation, what is the probability that the next toss of this coin will be tails?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The probability of an event based on observation (empirical probability) can be calculated by dividing the number of times the event occurs by the number of trials total. Since there were  trials and  heads, there were  tails.

The probability of tails is therefore given by the number of tails divided by the total number of trials. Both terms are divisible by , allowing us to simplify the fraction.

Example Question #33 : Develop And Compare Probability Models And Find Probabilities Of Events: Ccss.Math.Content.7.Sp.C.7

A pair of fair six-sided dice are thrown, and the sum of the numbers facing upward is noted. What is the probability that a sum of 8 or 9 will be thrown?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

There are   possible rolls of two fair six-sided dice, each of which will come up with equal probability. The set of rolls is shown below, with the ways to roll a sum of 8 or 9 indicated.

Dice roll 1

There are 9 ways out of 36 to roll a sum of 8 or 9, making the probability of this outcome .

Example Question #34 : Develop And Compare Probability Models And Find Probabilities Of Events: Ccss.Math.Content.7.Sp.C.7

What is the probability of drawing a 10 from a deck of cards?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the probability of an event, we will use the following formula:

 

So, if we look at the event of drawing a 10 from a deck of cards, we can determine the following:

because there are 4 ways we can draw a 10:

  • 10 of hearts
  • 10 of diamonds
  • 10 of clubs
  • 10 of spades

because there are 52 total cards to choose from.  

Knowing all of this, we can substitute into the formula.  We get

Now, we simplify.

 

Therefore, the probability of drawing a 10 from a deck of cards is .

Example Question #63 : How To Find The Probability Of An Outcome

In a dice game, what is the probability of rolling an even number on one roll of a six-sided die?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the probability of an event, we will use the following formula:

 

So, if we look at the event of rolling an even number on a dice, we can determine the following:

because there are 3 ways we can roll an even number on a dice:

  • 2
  • 4
  • 6

because there are 6 possible numbers we can roll:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Knowing all of this, we can substitute into the formula.  We get

Now, we simplify.

 

Therefore, the probability of rolling an even number on a dice is .

Example Question #31 : Develop And Compare Probability Models And Find Probabilities Of Events: Ccss.Math.Content.7.Sp.C.7

Find the probability of drawing a 2 from a deck of cards.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the probability of an event, we use the following formula:

 

Now, we are asked to find the probability of drawing a 2 from a deck of cards.  Given that event, we can determine

because there are 4 ways to draw a 2 from a deck of cards:

  • 2 of hearts
  • 2 of diamonds
  • 2 of clubs
  • 2 of spades

Now, we can determine the total number of possible outcomes

because there are 52 different cards to choose from.

 

Knowing this, we can substitute into the formula.

Now, we can simplify.

 

Therefore, the probability of drawing a 2 from a deck of cards is .

Example Question #35 : How To Find The Probability Of An Outcome

Find the probability of drawing an Ace of spades from a deck of cards.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the probability of an event, we use the following formula:

 

Now, we are asked to find the probability of drawing an Ace of spades from a deck of cards.  Given that event, we can determine

because there is only 1 Ace of spades in a deck of cards.

Now, we can determine the total number of possible outcomes

because there are 52 different cards to choose from.

 

Knowing this, we can substitute into the formula.

 

Therefore, the probability of drawing an Ace of spades from a deck of cards is .

Example Question #36 : How To Find The Probability Of An Outcome

Find the probability of drawing a King from a deck of cards.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the probability of an event, we will use the following formula:

 

So, given the event of drawing a King from a deck of cards, we can see

because there are 4 Kings in a deck of cards:

  1. King of Hearts
  2. King of Diamonds
  3. King of Clubs
  4. King of Spades

Now, we will look at total outcomes.  We get

because there are 52 cards in a deck (in other words 52 different possibilities when drawing a card).

Knowing this, we can substitute into the formula.  We get

Now, we simplify.

 

Therefore, the probability of drawing a King from a deck of cards is .

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