Probability Quiz

a coin is flipped. What are the chances on it landing on heads or tails?

• equally likely

• unlikely

• likely

• certainly

What is the probability of choosing a marble that is not green from the jar?

• 7/20

• 1/10

• 1

• 3/20

What is the probability of spinning green?

• 0

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/4

Tracy has a jar of marbles, 3 pink marbles, 4 red marbles, 6 blue marbles, she has 5 purple marbles in her hand. What are the chances of her pulling a purple marble from the jar?

• unlikely

• impossible

• equally likely

• certainly

What is an outcome?

• The result of an experiment

• the process of an experiment

• the goal of an experiment

• The chance or likelihood of an event

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?

• 3

• 3/10

• 1/10

• 30%

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

• 1/3

• 5/11

• 5/6

• 6/30

if something is likely to happen the probability of it happening is 75%

• true

• false

The letters that form the word ALGEBRA are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a letter other than “A”? 

• 2/7

• 5/7

• 1/7

• 3/7

The letters that form the word MATHEMATICS are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a letter that is a vowel?

• 1/3

• 2/5

• 4/11

• 5/11