Probability

A bag contains 5 blue marbles, 4 red marbles, and 3 orange marbles. Ms. Motis picks one without looking, replaces it and picks another one. What is the probability that she picks two that are not orange?

• 9/16

• 3/4

• 9/144

• 5/16

A number cube is rolled twice. What is the probability of getting a 6 on the first roll, then a number less than 5 on the second roll? 

• 2/3
• 5/36
• 1/9
• 1/36

Sam is fishing in a new catch and release pond that was just stocked with 3 bluegill, 4 catfish, 7 bass, and 2 carp. He catches a fish, releases it, then catches another. What is the probability that he caught a bluegill, then a carp? 

• 1/40
• 1/8
• 3/124
• 5/16

Ricardo has the spinner pictured here and a bag of marbles filled with 2 red marbles, 3 green marbles, and 3 blue marbles. What is the probability that Ricardo spins red on the spinner and picks a red marble out of the bag?

• 1 ⁄ 16
• 1 ⁄ 2
• 1 ⁄ 4
• 1 ⁄ 8

Lucy has the spinner pictured and spins it twice in a row. What is the probability that she lands on blue first and then on yellow or green?

• 1 / 16
• 1 ⁄ 6
• 1 ⁄ 8
• 3 ⁄ 4

A coin and a number cube with the numbers 1 through 6 are tossed. What is the probability of the coin showing tails and the number cube showing the number 3? 

• 1/12
• 1/4
• 1/8
• 1/2

A bag contains 5 blue marbles, 4 red marbles, and 3 orange marbles. Mrs. Cox picks one without looking, replaces it and picks another one. What is the probability that she picks two that are not orange? 

• 9/16
• 3/4
• 9/144
• 5/16

What is the probability of rolling a 4 on a fair number cube and getting “tails” when tossing a coin?

• 1/7
• 1/12
• 5/8
• 1/2

A spinner has 8 equal sections numbered 1 to 8. What is the probability of the spinner stopping on a number that is a multiple of 3 or is greater than 5?

• 1/7
• 1/12
• 5/8
• 1/2

What is the probability of the arrow stopping on a consonant or one of the first 4 letters of the alphabet?

• 5/6
• 1/36
• 1/3
• 1/6