Likelihood of an Event

Picking a green marble from a box that has 5 red marbles, 6 green marbles and 4 blue marbles

• impossible

• unlikely

• likely

• certain

Getting a 0 from a bag that contains the number 1 to 9

• impossible

• unlikely

• likely

• certain

Choosing the letter "t" from the word "mathematics"

• impossible

• unlikely

• likely

• certain

Rolling a standard die and getting a number smaller than 5

• impossible

• unlikely

• likely

• certain

A wash towel getting wet after pouring water on it

• impossible

• unlikely

• likely

• certain

Drawing a 12 of spades from a standard deck of poker cards

• impossible

• unlikely

• likely

• certain

Selecting a day in March from the annual calendar

• impossible

• unlikely

• likely

• certain

There is an equal chance of getting heads or tails when flipping a coin

• true

• false

A birthday party is to be held on a weekend. So it is certain that the party will be held on Thursday.

• true

• false

There is an equal chance of getting an even number or an odd number when rolling a standard die.

• true

• false