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Selected Response Item for Grade 7

Standard 5.0 Knowledge of Probability

Topic A. Sample Space

Indicator 1. Identify a sample space

Objective a. Determine the number of outcomes

Assessment limit: Use no more than 3 independent events with a sample space of no more than 6 outcomes in each event.

Joshua went to a restaurant that offers 5 types of pasta and 3 types of sauce.



How many different choices of 1 pasta and 1 sauce can Joshua order?

  1. 8
  2. 10
  3. 12
  4. 15

Correct Answer
D. 15
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