Probability: Theoretical & Experimental

A regular 6-sided die is to be rolled one time. What is the probability that the number 5 is rolled?

• 1/5

• 5/6

• 1/6

• 6/5

A regular 6-sided die is to be rolled once. What is the probability that a number less than 3 is rolled?

• 1/3

• 1/6

• 1/2

• 2/3

A spinner has 8 equal regions. Each region is marked with one of the following numbers: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80. What is the probability of an even number being spun on the first roll?

• 1/8

• 1/2

• 1

• 3/8

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?

• $\frac{2}{18}$

• $\frac{1}{9}$
  

• $\frac{1}{10}$
  

• $\frac{1}{4}$

Find the probability of rolling a 7 on a single die.

• $\frac{1}{6}$

• $\frac{7}{6}$
  

• 0

• $\frac{7}{7}$
  

A bag contains 30 pieces of candy. There are 15 grape, 7 cherry, 3 lemon, 5 strawberry. What is the probability of drawing a lemon?

• $\frac{1}{2}$

• $\frac{1}{10}$
  

• $\frac{1}{6}$
  

• $\frac{3}{10}$
  

There are 4 jacks in a standard deck of 52 playing cards. If Peyton selects a card at random, what is the probability that it will be a jack?

• 1/13

• 1/52

• 1/2

• 12/13

The experimental probability that Jonah will catch a fly ball is equal to 7/8. About what percent of the time will Jonah catch a fly ball?

• 55%

• 66%

• 77%

• 88%

Kyleigh saw 10 blue, 8 red, and 42 white cars drive by her house in 1 hour. What is the experimental probability that the next car the drives by her house will not be a white car?

• .5

• .6

• .3

• .7

If the probability of an event is 0.99, which of the following best describes the event?

• The event will never occur

• There is a small chance that the event will occur

• The event is likely to occur

• The event will definitely occur