Finding Probability

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

What is the probability you spin something larger than 10

• 5

• 3/10

• 10/15

• 3/8

You draw a marble from a bag that has 4 red, 2 blue, and 3 green, you also flip a fair coin. What is the probability you will draw a blue marble and flip a heads?

• 1/9

• 3/9

• Susan 2

• 5/6

Cesar's piggy bank has 8 quarters, 2 dimes, 4 nickels, and 6 pennies. He chooses a coin, does not replace it, then chooses another. What is the probability that he chose a dime then a nickel? 

• 1/50
• 2/95
• 1/10
• 4/19

Twelve students have an equally likely chance of being selected in a drawing at school. Eight are girls and four are boys. What is the probability that a boy will be selected?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/8

• 3/4

Marty can go to one movie on either Friday or Saturday. His choice of movies includes a comedy or an action movie. Which list shows all of the possible outcomes of one movie on one day?

• Comedy, Friday

  Comedy, Saturday

  Action, Friday

  Action, Saturday

• Comedy, Action

  Action, Comedy

  Friday, Saturday

  Saturday, Friday

• Action, Friday

  Action, Saturday

• Comedy, Friday

  Action, Friday

There are five marbles in a bag. Three are green and two are yellow. You draw a marble, replace it, and then draw another. What is the probability of choosing two yellow marbles?

• 2/5

• 4/25

• 1/5

• 3/5

Michael has a set of five cards shown below. Michael will randomly select a card, not replace it, and then select another card. What is the probability that he selects a prime number and then a 1?

• 3/20

• 1/5

• 4/5

• 3/25

Tech Group Corporation accepts 1 of every 20 applicants. What is the probability of NOT being accepted for a job at Tech Group?

• 1%

• 5%

• 19%

• 95%

A jar has 24 green lollipops, 13 blue lollipops, 28 red lollipops and 15 purple lollipops. If Michelle picks two lollipops at random, what is the probability that Michelle will select a red lollipop and then a purple lollipop?

• 21/320

• 28/80

• 1/2

• 15/80