Probability - Cambridge Checkpoint 7 Ch 16

A sports team will practise to improve its chance of winning a game because the outcome is ___________ .

• random

• not random

On the number line, $\frac{1}{2}$ shows an event ______________.

• has an equal chance of happening

• is certain to happen

• is certain not to happen

The word that means an event can’t happen is ___________.

• impossible

• unlikely

• likely

• certain

Which of these events is most likely to happen ?

• A football hitting a window breaks the window.

• A table tennis ball hitting a window breaks the window.

The weather broadcast states that the probability of rain for tomorrow is 80%.

This means that ______________.

• rain is certain

• rain is likely

• rain is unlikely

• there is an equal chance of there being rain or no rain

A number is chosen from this list:

7, 11, 16, 24, 25, 26, 36, 43, 64, 100

Two possible outcomes are :

An odd number

A square number

Which outcome would happen if 25 was chosen ?

• An odd number

• A square number

• Both outcomes

A number is chosen from this list:

7, 11, 16, 24, 25, 26, 36, 43, 64, 100

Two possible outcomes are :

An odd number

A square number

Are these outcomes mutually exclusive ?

• Yes

• No

True or false?
A probability of  $\frac{2}{8}$ equals a probability of  $\frac{1}{4}$ 

• True

• False

Which spinner has equally likely outcomes?

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Two outcomes are mutually exclusive.

Which of these statements is correct ?

• They cannot both happen at the same time.

• They can sometimes both happen at the same time.

• They must always happen at the same time.