Simple Probability

Multiple Choice

The following M & M colors are in the bowl:
4 yellow, 6 orange, 3 green, 5 blue, 2 brown
What is the probability of selecting a brown candy?

• 2/18

• 1/9

• 2/20

• 1/10

Multiple Choice

The letters that form the word ALGEBRA are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a letter other than “A”? 

• 2/7

• 5/49

• 5/7

• 10/49

Multiple Choice

What is the probability of spinning an even number? 

• 16 2/3%

• 33 1/3%

• 50%

• 75%

Multiple Choice

The letters that form the word MATHEMATICS are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a "M"?

• 8/121

• 4/11

• 2/11

• 4/121

Multiple Choice

• 0%

• 1/6, 16.7%

• 1/2, 50%

• 6/6 100%

Multiple Choice

• 0%

• 1/4, 25%

• 1/2, 50%`

• 100%

Multiple Choice

• 1/6, 16.7%

• 5/6, 83.3%

• 1/5, 20%

• 100%

Multiple Choice

P(not A) = 
*Remember to simplify.*

• 6/8

• 3/4

• 2/8

• 1/4

Multiple Choice

Is the spinner more likely or less likely to land
on green than yellow?

• more likely

• less likely

Multiple Choice

Is it certain or impossible for the spinner to land on orange?

• imposssible

• certain

Multiple Choice

Find the probability of rolling a 7 on a single die.

• 1/6

• 7/6

• 0

• 7/7

Multiple Choice

Probability can be written as ...

• a fraction

• a decimal

• a percent

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Experimental Probability is:

• What Will happen 

• What actually happens

• What should happen

• What I think Happens

Multiple Choice

Theoretical Probability is?

• What Should happen

• What does happen

• What Will Happen

• What I want to Happen

Multiple Choice

A(n) _______________ is the result of a trial.

• sample space

• event

• experiment

• outcome

Multiple Choice

If a bag contains 3 purple, 8 orange, 2 black, and 7 white marbles, what is the probability of an orange marble being selected?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 2/5

• 1

Multiple Choice

You pick a marble from this bag. What is the probability you will choose either a solid black or solid white marble?

• 3/5

• 9/100

• 1/10

• 2/5

Multiple Choice

Probability can be expressed as a number between_____ and _____.

• 0 and 100

• 0 and 10

• 0 and 1

• -1 and 1

Multiple Choice

A bag contains 5 quarters, 2 dimes, and 4 pennies. What is the probability of picking a quarter?

• 5/11

• 5/6

• 1/3

• 5

Multiple Choice

A bag has 3 red marbles, 2 blue and 4 yellow. What is the theoretical probability of pulling a red?

• 3/10

• 1/3

• 1/9

• 3/8

Multiple Choice

A probability near 1 is _______.

• never going to happen 

• very likely to happen

• probably never going to happen

•  equally likely to happen