A science museum has announced that, on a particular day, one of their halls is closed for construction. The museum has 5 halls on the first floor, 3 on the second floor, and 4 on the third floor. How likely is it that the closed hall is on the second floor? Give the answer as a fraction in the simplest form.

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There are a total of 5 + 3 + 4 = 12 halls in the museum.

There are 3 halls on the second floor, so the probability that the closed hall is on the second floor is 3/12 = 1/4.

So, the likelihood that the closed hall is on the second floor is 1/4.
Freia flips a penny three times. How likely is it that on the third flip, the coin will land on heads? Give the answer as a fraction in the simplest form.
When flipping a fair coin, the probability of landing on heads or tails is always equal, at 1/2.

Regardless of the outcome of the previous flips, the probability of landing on heads on the third flip is also 1/2.

Therefore, the likelihood that the coin will land on heads on the third flip is 1/2.
Use the table to answer the question.

Favorite Color Number of Students
blue 97
green 84
red 43
yellow 26
What is the probability of randomly choosing a student whose favorite color is green? Write your answer as a fraction in the simplest form.
There are a total of 97 + 84 + 43 + 26 = 250 students in the table.

The number of students whose favorite color is green is 84.

The probability of randomly choosing a student whose favorite color is green is 84/250. This fraction can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 2.

Therefore, the probability of randomly choosing a student whose favorite color is green is 42/125.
Lana has a bag of 15 marbles. There are 2 black marbles, 5 blue, 3 red, 3 green, and 2 purple. What is the probability that she randomly chooses a blue marble, replaces it, and then chooses a purple marble? Write your answer as a fraction in the simplest form.(1 point)
There are 5 blue marbles and 2 purple marbles in the bag. The total number of marbles is 15.

The probability of randomly choosing a blue marble is 5/15 = 1/3.

Since the marble is replaced after choosing it, the probability of then choosing a purple marble is also 2/15.

The overall probability of these two independent events happening sequentially is the product of their individual probabilities:

(1/3) * (2/15) = 2/45.

Therefore, the probability that Lana randomly chooses a blue marble, replaces it, and then chooses a purple marble is 2/45.
Using the following information, make a prediction as to which event is most likely to occur.
A sandwich shop has 7 options for bread, 5 options for meat, 4 options for cheese, 10 options for toppings, and 6 options for dressing or sauce. Hera places an order for a sesame seed baguette with turkey, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mayonnaise. The person behind the counter randomly chooses one bread, 1 meat, 1 cheese, 1 topping, and 1 dressing
To determine which event is most likely to occur, we need to calculate the probability of each event based on the available options.

Given the options:
- 7 bread options
- 5 meat options
- 4 cheese options
- 10 topping options
- 6 dressing/sauce options

For Hera's order:
- Probability of choosing sesame seed baguette = 1/7
- Probability of choosing turkey = 1/5
- Probability of choosing Swiss cheese = 1/4
- Probability of choosing pickles = 1/10
- Probability of choosing mayonnaise = 1/6

To find the combined probability of Hera's specific order being fulfilled with the randomly chosen options, we multiply the individual probabilities:

(1/7) * (1/5) * (1/4) * (1/10) * (1/6) = 1/8400.

This means that the probability of Hera's specific order being randomly chosen from all the available options is 1 in 8400.

Therefore, based on the calculated probabilities, we can predict that the event of Hera's specific order occurring is the least likely to happen out of all the possible combinations.