Hands-on math!

Washington State Math Olympiad
Hints and Solutions
2016 Grade 6 Probability & Statistics

Problem

1) Find the median and mode of the following set of test scores:
    78, 83, 86, 79, 59, 83, 80, 98, 77, 83, 80, 86

2) A 52-card deck has 4 kings in the deck. What is the probability of randomly drawing a king out of the deck?

3) Dimitri is dressing for a job interview. He has 5 shirts, 4 pairs of pants, and 8 ties. Assuming he wears one of each, how many different outfits could Dimitri wear to his interview?

4) A coin is tossed 8 times. What is the probability that the next time the coin is tossed the result will be heads?
(Express as a percentage.)

5) Find the probability of rolling a sum of 1 or a sum of 13 with two dice. (dice have 6 sides numbered 1-6)