Mathematical Literacy Grade 11 : Probability

A bag contains 8 red marbles, 4 blue marbles and 2 yellow marbles. What is the probability of randomly taking a yellow marble out of the bag?

• 1/7

• 3/14

• 2/7

• 1/14

John flips a coin 3 times. The probability that the coin will land on tails 3 times in a row is:

• 0.125

• 0.25

• 0.75

• 0.5

What is the probability of rolling an even number on a dice?

• 0.4

• 0.6

• 0.3

• 0.5

What is the probability of rolling a number less than 5 on a dice?

• 1/6

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 4/6

In the word PROBABILITY, what is the chance of choosing the letter 'B'?

• 0.18

• 0.09

• 0.23

• 0.35

In the word PROBABILITY, what is the chance of choosing the letter 'O' and then the letter 'Y' with replacement?

• 1/121

• 1/110

• 2/121

• 2/121

On a scale of 1 - 10, what is the probability of choosing an even number?

• 0.75

• 0.5

• 0.3

• 0.2

In the word PROBABILITY, what is the chance of choosing the letter 'R' and then the letter 'B' without replacement?

• 1/100

• 1/121

• 3/110

• 1/55