Honors Geometry Companion Book, Volume 2

9.2.3 Geometric Probability − Practice

1.  A point is chosen randomly on PS . Find the probability that the point is not on QR .

2.  A point is chosen randomly on JM . Find the probability that the point is on JK or LM .

3.  A stoplight has the following cycle: green for 40 seconds, yellow for 3 seconds, and red for 75 seconds. What is the probability that the light will be yellow when you arrive to the nearest hundredth?

4.  A train arrives at a station and waits 3.5 minutes before departing. Another train arrives at the station 16 minutes later, repeating the cycle. Find the probability that a train will not be at the station when you arrive.

5.  Use the spinner to find the probability to the nearest hundredth of the pointer landing on a non-shaded area.

6.  Find the probability to the nearest hundredth that a point chosen randomly inside the rectangle is in the square.

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