Probability

A die is thrown once. What is the probability that the score is a factor of 6?

• $\frac{1}{6}$

• $\frac{1}{2}$

• $\frac{2}{3}$

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The diagram shows a spinner made up of a piece of card in the shape of a regular pentagon, with a toothpick pushed through its center. The five triangles are numbered from 1 to 5.

The spinner is spun until it lands on one of the five edges of the pentagon. What is the probability that the number it lands on is odd?

• $\frac{1}{5}$

• $\frac{2}{5}$

• $\frac{3}{5}$

• $\frac{1}{2}$

Each of the letters of the word MISSISSIPPI are written on separate pieces of paper that are then folded, put in a hat, and mixed thoroughly.

One piece of paper is chosen (without looking) from the hat. What is the probability it is an I?

• 4/11

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 2/5

A card is chosen at random from a deck of 52 playing cards.

There are 4 Queens and 4 Kings in a deck of playing cards.

What is the probability the card chosen is a Queen or a King?

• $\frac{1}{13}$

• $\frac{2}{13}$

• $\frac{2}{11}$

• $\frac{1}{8}$

A special die is made in the shape of an octahedron:

The die has 8 equal faces marked with the numbers 1 to 8.

If the die is thrown once, what is the probability that the face that lands uppermost has a prime number?

• $\frac{1}{2}$

• $\frac{3}{8}$

• $\frac{5}{8}$

• $\frac{1}{4}$

Probability can be written as ...

• a fraction
• a decimal
• a percent
• all of the above

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A jar contains 2 pink, 6 red, and 4 blue marbles. If you pick one marble without looking, what is the probability that the marble you pick will be red or blue?

• 5/6
• 1/2
• 1/3
• 1/6

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What is the probability of selecting an orange candy?

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 100%

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What is the probability of flipping a coin and getting heads?

• 1/2
• 1/3
• 1/4
• Never, Tails never fails.

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Event: pick a friend who likes horror films.

Which is an outcome for the given event?

• Kitu

• Li

• Shen

• Kimberly

• Enrique