Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileProbability_uva-conditional-probability-694-en_uva-conditional-probability-694-en
    nameuva-conditional-probability-694-en
    sectionProbability/Elementary Probability/Conditional probability
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE
    TypeConceptual
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy
    IRT-Difficulty2
    p-value0.5905

    Question

    A complete deck of 52 cards contains 13 diamond cards. Olivier plays together with his wife Maria. He currently has two diamond cards and he knows that Maria has three cards, one of which is a diamond. When Olivier takes a card from the well-shuffled pile of remaining cards, what is the probability that the next card will be diamonds?


    1. FALSE: 0,15
    2. TRUE: 0,21
    3. FALSE: 0,23
    4. FALSE: 0,25

    1. 0.15: Incorrect
    2. 0.21: Correct
    3. 0.23: Incorrect
    4. 0.25: Incorrect