Unit 13: Probability

​PROBABILITY

Multiple Choice

What is the probability for the spinner to land on orange?

• Impossible

• Unlikely

• Likely

• Certain

Multiple Choice

Which color marble is unlikely to be pulled from the jar?

• Green

• Red

• Blue

Multiple Choice

What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece of candy?

• 3 out of 12

• 3 out of 3

• 3 out of 9

• 4 out of 10

Multiple Choice

Is it likely, unlikely, equally likely, or impossible to select a boy on a field trip from group of 35 students with 12 girls and 23 boys?

• Likely

• Unlikely

• Equally Likely

• Impossible

Multiple Choice

Probability is defined as...

• ...the likelihood that an event will occur.

• ...a game that involves coins.

• ...a guarantee.

Multiple Choice

A jar contains 2 pink, 6 red, and 4 blue marbles. If you pick one marble without looking, what is the probability that the marble you pick will be red or blue?

• 5/6

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/6

Multiple Choice

You flip a coin 20 times and record the results. Is this experimental or theoretical probability?

• Experimental

• Theoretical

Multiple Choice

What is the probability of NOT pulling an orange marble?

• $$\frac{3}{4}$$  

• $$\frac{5}{6}$$  

• $$\frac{2}{3}$$  

• $$\frac{1}{6}$$  

Multiple Choice

The letters that form the word ALGEBRA are placed in a bowl.

What is the probability of choosing a letter that is NOT “A”?

• $$\frac{2}{7}$$  

• $$\frac{5}{49}$$  

• $$\frac{5}{7}$$  

• $$\frac{10}{49}$$  

Multiple Choice

An event has a 0% chance of happening. This event is ___.

• Impossible

• Unlikely

• As likely as not

• Likely

• Certain

Multiple Choice

An event has a 50% chance of happening. This event is ___.

• Impossible

• Unlikely

• As likely as not

• Likely

• Certain

Multiple Choice

An event has a 75% chance of happening. This event is ___.

• Impossible

• Unlikely

• As likely as not

• Likely

• Certain

Multiple Choice

An event has a 100% chance of happening. This event is ___.

• Impossible

• Unlikely

• As likely as not

• Likely

• Certain

Multiple Choice

When figuring the probability of an event, what number goes on top of your fraction?

• The number of the desired event

• The total number of choices possible

• The event that happens most

• The event that happens least

Multiple Choice

When figuring the probability of an event, what number goes on bottom of your fraction?

• The number of the desired event

• The total number of choices possible

• The event that happens most

• The event that happens least

Multiple Choice

A spinner has 4 sections: 1 red, 1 blue, 1 green, 1 yellow. What is the probability that you spin and land on blue?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 2/4

• 3/4

Multiple Choice

A bag has 7 marbles: 2 green, 2 blue, and 3 orange. What is the probability of reaching in and NOT pulling out a green?

• 2/7

• 3/7

• 4/7

• 5/7

Multiple Choice

You pick a marble from this bag.

What is the probability you will choose either a black or white marble?

• 3/5

• 9/100

• 1/10

• 2/5

Multiple Choice

The probability that it will snow on Christmas Eve is 1/7. What is the probability that it will NOT snow on Christmas Eve?

• 1/7

• 6/7

• 100%

• 0%

Multiple Choice

What is the different between Theoretical and Experimental Probability?

• Theoretical is what SHOULD happen and Experimental is what ACTUALLY happened

• They are the same thing

• There is no such thing as Experimental Probability

• Theoretical is what ACTUALLY happened and Experimental is what SHOULD happen

Multiple Choice

Mr Mynard has two identical chickens, Germany1 and Germany2. If one of his chickens has escaped their yard what is the probability that the escapee is Germany2?

• 0.1

• 0.2

• 0.5

• 0

Multiple Choice

A poll asked 25 people which gift was their favorite.

The gift of _____ had a probability of 4/25 of being picked.

• Flowers

• Perfume

• Jewelry

• Clothes

Multiple Choice

What would be the probability of rolling a number greater than 3 on a standard die?

• 2

  6

• 3

  6

• 4

  6

• 5

  6

Multiple Choice

A bag of M&Ms contains 100 M&Ms. The probability of picking out an orange M&M is 0.16. How many orange M&Ms are in the bag?

• 10

• 20

• 60

• 16

Multiple Choice

Which of these numbers can not be a measure of probability?

• 0.5

• 0

• 12.5

• 0.75