Quiz about Likelihood and Simple Probability

Question 1

A number is randomly selected from 0-10. What is the probability the number selected is greater than 5?

Accepted Answer

5/11

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/5

Answer

2/5

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

1/10

Answer

2/18

Answer

1/9

Answer

2/20

Question 3

What is the probability of spinning a prime number?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

2/3

Answer

1/6

Answer

0

Question 4

Find the probability of not rolling a 2 on a single die.

Accepted Answer

5/6

Answer

1/6

Answer

2/6

Answer

2

Question 5

What is the probability of spinning green?

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

0

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/4

Question 6

What is the probability of spinning green or blue?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

0

Answer

5/12

Answer

3/4

Question 7

A likelihood of 1 is also known as...

Accepted Answer

Certain

Answer

Impossible

Answer

Likely

Answer

Unlikely

Question 8

Probability can be between what two numbers?

Accepted Answer

0 and 1

Answer

10 and 20

Answer

0 and 100

Answer

All Numbers are possible

Question 9

P(not A) =

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

6/8

Answer

2/8

Answer

1/4

Question 10

A bag contains 5 quarters, 2 dimes, and 4 pennies. What is the probability of picking a quarter?

Accepted Answer

5/11

Answer

5/6

Answer

1/3

Answer

5

Question 11

There are 15 girls and 15 boys in 8th period. If Terry randomly selects a member of 8th period, what is the probability that she will select a boy?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

15/15

Answer

15/40

Answer

8/15

Question 12

What is the probability of the spin stopping on green ?

Accepted Answer

12.5 %

Answer

1/4

Answer

.5

Answer

75%

Question 13

The spinner shown is spun.
Find P(number less than 6).

Accepted Answer

⁵/₈ or 62.5%

Answer

⁶/₈ or 75%

Answer

¹/₈ or 12.5%

Answer

³/₈ or 37.5%

Question 14

Determine the likelihood of the spinning a an 8.

Accepted Answer

unlikely

Answer

impossible

Answer

equally likely

Answer

likely

Question 15

What is the likelihood of rolling an even number on a die?

Accepted Answer

equally likely

Answer

impossible

Answer

unlikely

Answer

likely

Question 16

The spinner shown is spun once.

P(8 or 5)

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

3/8

Answer

2/7

Answer

2/2

Question 17

A possible result of a probability experiment

Accepted Answer

Outcome

Answer

Experiment

Answer

Certain

Answer

Event

Question 18

Cindy has three marbles of the same size in her pocket, a green, a blue and a red marble. She puts her hand into her pocket and, without looking, takes out a red marble.

Accepted Answer

unlikely

Answer

impossible

Answer

even chance

Answer

likely

Answer

certain

Question 19

What is the likelihood you choose a number greater than 1 from the numbers 1-10?

Accepted Answer

Likely

Answer

Impossible

Answer

Unlikely

Answer

Neither likely nor unlikely

Answer

Certain

Question 20

Which event has a probability of zero or impossible to happen?

Accepted Answer

Rolling a 7 on a 6 sided dice.

Answer

Tossing a coin and landing on heads.

Answer

Rolling an even number on a dice.

Answer

The sun rising in the morning.

Question 21

A bag has 3 red marbles, 2 blue and 4 yellow. What is the theoretical probability of pulling a red?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

3/10

Answer

3/9

Answer

1/9

Question 22

Experimental Probability is:

Accepted Answer

What actually happens

Answer

What Will happen

Answer

What should happen

Answer

What I think Happens

Question 23

A dice was rolled five times and the following were rolled: 1, 3, 3, 4, 4

Based on this information, find the experimental probability of landing on 1.

Accepted Answer

1/5

Answer

3/5

Answer

1/6

Answer

2/5

Question 24

The chart shows the results of a coin being flipped. Which of the following statements is true comparing the theoretical to the experimental probability?

Accepted Answer

The theoretical probability of landing on tails is less than the experimental probability of landing on tails.

Answer

The theoretical probability of landing on tails is greater than the experimental probability of landing on tails.

Answer

The theoretical probability of landing on heads is less than the experimental probability of landing on heads.

Answer

The theoretical probability of landing on heads is 30% and the experimental probability of landing on heads is 50%.

Question 25

Jason rolls a die 14 times. What is the Experimental probability that he will roll a 2 ?

Accepted Answer

3/14

Answer

2/6

Answer

3/6

Answer

1/6

Question 26

The bar graph shows the results of spinning the spinner 200 times. What is the experimental probability of landing on a 3?

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

Answer

B.

Answer

C.

Answer

D.

Question 27

The arrow is spun 15 times and landed 4 times on the section labeled Q. Which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

Option C is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

B.

Answer

D.

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