Probability Review: Level 2

The probability of Asher's soccer team winning its next game is 7/10.  What is the probability of not winning their next game?

• unlikely
• 3/10
• 1/2
• impossible

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

Daniel bought a bag of 32 candy-coated chocolates.  Of those candies, 11 are blue, 11 are red, and 10 are green.  If he selects a candy at random,  what is the complement of Daniel selecting a green one? 
P' (green)

• 11/32
• 1/2
• 11/16
• 5/16

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A small bag of jelly beans contains 2 lemons, 4 cherry, 1 lime, and 3 blueberry jelly beans. If Jessica chooses a jellybean without looking, what is the probability it will be cherry or blueberry?
P(cherry or blueberry)

• 3/10
• 7/10
• 1/2
• 1/4

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An event with a probability close to 1 is......

• certain to happen
• unlikely to happen
• as likely as not to happen
• likely to happen

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

If I spin 35 times, how many times should the color yellow show up?

• 1
• 5
• 7
• 10

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What is the likelihood of rolling a sum of 15 with a pair of dice?

• impossible
• unlikely
• as likely as not
• likely

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

The cafeteria is serving three kinds of sandwiches:  tuna (T), chicken, (C), and peanut butter (P).  They are also serving a choice of two drinks:  milk (M) or water (W).  Which shows the sample space (complete set) of possible combinations?

• TW, CW, PW
• TW, TM, TC, CW, PW
• TW, TM, CW, CM, PW, PM
• TCP, MW

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CCSS.7.SP.C.8B

A medical journal reports that the probability a boy will be born to a woman who is giving birth to a baby is 0.513. Which statement is statistically accurate?

hint: you can always convert decimals into percents

• The baby is almost certain to be a boy.

• There is a strong possibility that the baby will be a girl.

• There is a strong possibility that the baby will be a boy.

• The likelihood the baby will be a boy is about equal to the likelihood it will be a girl.

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

How could you simulate randomly choosing a place for lunch out of 6 different restaurants?

• flip a coin
• roll a die
• spin a 4-sided spinner
• flip 2 coins

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

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Which is the best way to simulate choosing one student out of 12 to be the class president?

• roll a die and flip a coin
• roll a die
• spin a spinner with 4 sections
• flip a coin

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