Simplifying Probability

How many total parts are on the spinner?

How many parts are on the spinner are PURPLE?

What fraction shows the probability of landing on a purple part?

•  $\frac{3}{10}$  

•  $\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $\frac{2}{8}$  

•  $\frac{4}{5}$  

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

Simplify the fraction:  $\frac{2}{8}$  

•  $\frac{2}{3}$  

•  $\frac{1}{4}$  

•  $\frac{1}{8}$  

•  $\frac{4}{5}$  

What is the probability the spinner lands on a YELLOW part?

Answer as a simplified fraction.

•  $\frac{1}{4}$  

•  $\frac{2}{3}$  

•  $\frac{3}{5}$  

•  $\frac{1}{2}$  

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7A

 A bag of has 8 total marbles. 4 of the marbles are blue.
What is the probability of picking a blue marble?

 $\frac{4}{8}$  ---->  $\frac{ }{2}$  

•  $\frac{4}{2}$  

•  $\frac{2}{3}$  

•  $\frac{2}{2}$  

•  $\frac{1}{2}$  

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

 This bag has 10 total marbles. 2 of the marbles are blue.
What is the probability of picking a blue marble?

 $\frac{2}{10}$  ----> 

•  $\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $\frac{2}{5}$  

•  $\frac{1}{5}$  

•  $\frac{1}{10}$  

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

 This bag has 10 total marbles. 4 of the marbles are green.
What is the probability of picking a blue marble?

Make a fraction, then simplify.

•  $\frac{2}{5}$  

•  $\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $\frac{1}{4}$  

•  $\frac{3}{10}$  

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

The picture shows all 6 sides of a die. 2 of the sides are RED.

What is the probability of landing on a RED side?

Make a fraction, then simplify.

• $\frac{1}{5}$

• 
  

  $\frac{1}{3}$
  

• $\frac{1}{4}$

• $\frac{1}{6}$

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

Ashley has 12 apples in a basket. 9 are RED and 3 are green.

What is the probability that she picks a RED apple?

• 
  

   $\frac{4}{5}$  
  

•  $\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $\frac{3}{4}$  

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7B