Probability

What is the probability of spinning a red if we spin 30 times?

• 1/5
• 1/30
• 3/30
• 1/10

If you choose from the following M & M colors, what is the probability that you choose blue?

5 green

6 yellow

8 blue

7 brown

• 8/26

• 4/13

• 8/25

• 1/3

What is the probability of selecting an orange candy?

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 100%

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?

• 2/18

• 1/9

• 2/20

• 1/10

What is the probability of spinning a shade of blue?

• 1/5
• 2/5
• 3/5
• 4/6

Amelia receives a treat bag. The treat bag contains 10 gumballs, 5 pixie sticks, 2 bracelets, and 3 chocolates. If Amelia selects 3 items from her treat bag without looking and gives them to her sister, which could NOT represent a possible outcome for the items Amelia selects?

• gumball, gumball, gumball

• pixie stick, gumball, chocolate

• bracelet, bracelet, bracelet

• gumball, gumball, pixie stick

What is the probability of flipping this quarter and getting tails?

• 1

• 2

• 1/2

• 2/2

What is the probability of taking a marble out of the bag without looking and getting a red?

• 3

• 3/10

• 1/3

• 10

If the probability of drawing a short straw is 3/10 and there are 100 straws in all, how many short straws must there be?

• 3

• 10

• 13

• 30

The letters that form the word ALGEBRA are placed in a bowl.

What is the probability of choosing a letter that is NOT “A”?

•  $\frac{2}{7}$  

•  $\frac{5}{49}$  

•  $\frac{5}{7}$  

•  $\frac{10}{49}$