Probability Quiz

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 rolling 15 with a pair of dice?

• impossible
• unlikely
• equally likely
• likely

What is the probability of flipping a coin and getting tails?

• 1/2
• 1/3
• 1/4
• Never, Tails never fails.

A spinner is marked with four sections and was spun 100 times. Is this experimental or theoretical probability?

• experimental
• theoretical

A bag has 4 green marbles, 3 red, 2 blue and 1 yellow. What is the theoretical probability of pulling a red?

• 3/10

• 3/6

• 1/9

• 1/3

Experimental Probability is...

• what will happen 
• what actually happens
• what should happen
• what I think happens

Theoretical P(4)

• 3/6

• 1/6

• 1/2

• 4/6

Theoretical P(2 or Higher)

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 4/6

• 5/6

What is the probability of spinning an even number?

• 30%

• 33%

• 50%

• 67%

Probability is ...

• the chance that some event will occur.
• a game that involves coins.
• a guarantee.