Probability

Theoretical Probability is?

• What Should happen
• What does happen
• What Will Happen
• What I want to Happen

What is an outcome?

• The result of an experiment
• The chance or likelihood of an event
• A fraction, decimal, or a percent
• An activity that gives various results

If Mariana spins this spinner, she will MOST likely land on –

• orange

• blue

• red

• yellow

According to the meteorologist, there is a 80% chance of rain on Monday. This means that the chance of rain is _________.

• Certain

• Likely

• Unlikely

• Impossible

Probability can be written as ...

• a fraction
• a decimal
• a percent
• all of the above

Which event has a probability of zero or impossible to happen?

• Rolling a 7 on a 6 sided dice.

• Tossing a coin and landing on heads.

• Rolling an even number on a dice.

• The sun rising in the morning.

Probability is a number that describes the...

• relationship between two sets of data.

• percent of change.

• distance around a figure.

• likelihood that an event will occur.

What is the probability of spinning an even number?

• 16 2/3%

• 33 1/3%

• 50%

• 75%

In a cookie jar, there are 2 sugar cookies and 10 chocolate chip cookies. If a cookie is selected randomly, how likely is it that it will be a sugar cookie?

• certain

• likely

• equally likely

• unlikely

• impossible

What is the likelihood of spinning orange?

• 0
• 1/4
• 1/2
• 3/4