Simple Probability

Grade 8 Mathematics

Simple Probability

Solving Problems involving Simple Probability

Practice Exercise

Instructions:

1. Kindly complete this activity. Note that this is an individual task.

2. You may watch (or skip) the video on the next slide to recall the needed concepts on simple probability.

3. Answer all the problems involving simple probability. Good luck!

Multiple Choice

A school is handling its foundation day. The student council is randomly selecting participants from club organizations to join a game. In Math club, there are 3 freshmen, 5 sophomores, 4 juniors, and 7 seniors. One student is chosen to participate. What is the probability that the student chosen is a senior?

• 7/19

• 3/19

• 4/19

• 5/19

Multiple Choice

Jungkook will go on vacation. He packed his things with a number of shirts, 5 black, 2 purple, and 1 white. Jungkook plans to wear a purple shirt on the first day. What is the probability that he picks purple?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 2/5

Multiple Choice

Each of the letters in the word COMMUNICATE is on separate cards, face down on the table. If you pick a card at random, what is the probability that the letter is a vowel?

• 6/11

• 2/11

• 5/11

• 7/11