Beginning probability

Place each word on the probability scale

d

e

c

b

a

Unlikely

Certain

Likely

As likely as not

Impossible

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

What is the probability of rolling 15 with a pair of dice?

• impossible

• unlikely

• equally likely

• likely

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

Match each event with its likelihood

• Getting heads on a coin toss.

• Certain

• Picking a face card from a deck of cards.

• Unlikely

• A pig flying.

• As likely as not

• Rolling a number less than 7 on a die.

• impossible

• A sum greater than 4 when rolling 2 dice.

• Likely

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

What is the probability of pulling a blue marble?

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

What is the likelihood of pulling a blue marble?

• certain

• impossible

• as likely as not

• likely

• unlikely

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

What is the probability of the spinner landing on red?

• 5/12

• 7/12

• 5/5

• 5/10 or 1/2

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

A die is rolled once.  What is the probability of rolling a number less than 3? (Hint: Simplify your probability)

• 1/3

• 2/6

• 3/6

• 1/6

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

The bar graph shows the results of spinning the spinner 200 times. What is the experimental probability of landing on a 3?

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CCSS.7.SP.C.6

If an event can occur with a probability of 21/23, then we can say that it ...

• will always occurr

• cannot occur

• is less likely to occur

• is likely to occur

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

If an event can occur with a probability of 3/8, we can say that it...

• will always occur

• cannot occur

• is less likely to occur

• is likely to occur

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5