7.6H Predicting Probabilities Tutoring

In a random survey of 50 students at Great Middle School, 32 said chocolate was their favorite flavor of yogurt. The school has 450 students. How many of them are likely to select chocolate as their favorite flavor? 

• 144
• 162
• 225
• 288

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

The sections of spinner below are shaded red, blue, or green. Out of 24 spins, how many times will the spinner land on blue or green? 

• 16
• 20
• 12
• 6

There are 25 counters in a bag: 6 red,
4 white, 7 blue, and 8 yellow. You choose one counter at random. Which color are you least likely to choose? 

• white 
• blue 
• red 
• yellow

A bag contains:-5 red marbles-6 blue marbles-3 green marbles-4 black marbles-2 yellow marbles
A marble will be drawn from the bag and replaced 100 times. What is a reasonable prediction for the number of times a green or black marble will be drawn?

• 14
• 65
• 7
• 35

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CCSS.7.SP.C.6

A principal randomly chose 40 students from grade 5. Of these students, 9 were wearing watches. Based on this information, what is the most reasonable prediction of the number of students wearing watches in a group of 120 students from grade 5?

• 27
• 9
• 18
• 80

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Four colors of blocks are placed in a bag and each time a block is chosen from the bag, its color is written down in the table and the placed back in the bag.  The experiment is conducted 75 times.  Which color has an experimental probability of 1/3?

• green
• blue
• yellow
• red

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CCSS.7.SP.C.6

The probability of a video game being defective is 1 out of 20.  About how many video games would be defective in a shipment of 490 video games? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

• 490
• 25
• 98
• 100

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CCSS.7.SP.C.6

Aaron took a multiple choice test.  There were 25 questions, of which he answered 4 incorrectly.  At this rate, how many questions should Aaron expect to answer incorrectly if he takes a test with a total of 150 questions?

• 123
• 24
• 373
• 47

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

An ice-skating rink inspects 25 pairs of skates and finds 2 pairs to be defective.  The rink has 175 pairs of ice skates. Predict the number of pairs that are likely to be defective.

• 14
• 50
• 7
• 65

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

The probability of a table-tennis ball being defective is 1 out of 10 . About how many balls would be defective in a case of 725 table-tennis balls? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

• 73
• 125
• 80
• 310

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CCSS.7.SP.C.6