WGU Applied-Probability-and-Statistics Exam With Confidence Using Practice Dumps

This experiment has two independent stages: tossing a coin and spinning a numbered spinner. The probability of getting heads on a fair coin is 1/2. The spinner has 8 equally likely outcomes numbered 1 through 8. A number less than 3 means either 1 or 2, so there are 2 favorable spinner outcomes out of 8 total outcomes. Thus, P(number less than 3) = 2/8 = 1/4. Since the coin result does not affect the spinner result, the events are independent. For independent events connected by “and,” multiply the probabilities: 1/2 × 1/4 = 1/8. Equivalently, the combined sample space has 2 coin outcomes times 8 spinner outcomes, or 16 total equally likely outcomes. The favorable outcomes are heads with 1 and heads with 2, giving 2/16 = 1/8. References/topics from the Study Guide: independent events, sample spaces, multiplication rule, theoretical probability.

When two standard six-sided dice are rolled, there are 6 × 6 = 36 equally likely ordered outcomes. To find the probability that the sum is 7, count all ordered pairs that produce 7. These are (1,6), (2,5), (3,4), (4,3), (5,2), and (6,1). There are 6 favorable outcomes. Therefore, the probability is 6/36, which simplifies to 1/6. Since the answer choices include both 6/36 and 1/6, the listed answer from the PDF uses the unsimplified equivalent form, 6/36. Option C, 5/36, omits one valid ordered pair. Option D, 1/12, is too small because it would represent only 3 favorable outcomes out of 36. This problem reinforces that dice outcomes are ordered when two dice are rolled, so (1,6) and (6,1) are counted separately. Study Guide references/topics: sample spaces, dice probability, favorable outcomes, theoretical probability.

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The mean is the arithmetic average of a data set. To find it, add all values and divide by the number of values. The cord lengths are 3, 3, 4, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 10, 10, 11, and 12. Their sum is 84. Since there are 12 charging cords, divide 84 by 12 to obtain 7. Therefore, the mean cord length is 7 inches. This value represents the balance point of the distribution, not necessarily a value that must occur most often. In this data set, 6 appears most frequently, so 6 is the mode, but the question asks for the mean. Option B, 8, and option C, 9, are too large because several values are below 7. Option D, 6, identifies the most common value rather than the average. References/topics from the Study Guide: mean, measures of center, quantitative data, arithmetic average.