MAVS Probability Quiz

The probability of a spinner landing on yellow is 1/4. What does 3/4 represent?

• P(yellow)

• P(blue)

• P(yellow')

• P(purple and blue)

Marty can go to one movie on either Friday or Saturday.  He will be able to choose either a comedy or an action movie.  Which list shows all the possible outcomes of one movie on one day?

• Comedy, Friday

  Comedy, Saturday

  Action, Friday

  Action, Saturday

• Comedy, Action

  Action, Comedy

  Friday, Saturday

  Saturday, Friday

• Action, Friday

  Action, Saturday

• Comedy, Friday

  Action, Friday

A health study of 540 adults found that only 7 in 20 adults get enough sleep each night. Based on the results of the sample, how many adults got enough sleep?

• 27

• 35

• 189

• 202

Two coins are flipped.  What is the probability that both coins land on heads?

• 1

• 2/4

• 1/2

• 1/4

There are five marbles in a bag.  Three are green and two are yellow.  You draw a marble, replace it, and then draw another.  What is the probability of choosing two yellow marbles?

• 4/25

• 2/5

• 3/5

• 9/25

There are five candies in a bag. Three are chewy, and two are chocolate.  You draw a candy, eat it, and then draw another.  What is the probability of choosing two chocolate candies?

• 4/25

• 2/5

• 1/25

• 1/10

The letters in the word AUGUST are placed in a bag.  What is the probability of selecting a U?

• 1/6

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 1/2

The list below shows the different pizzas sold by noon at a local pizza shop.

Pepperoni: 11

Supreme: 7

Cheese: 6

Hawaiian: 3

Based on these results, if 189 pizzas were sold by the end of the day, how many pizzas could be expected to be cheese?

• 42 cheese pizzas

• 21 cheese pizzas

• 63 cheese pizzas

• 33 cheese pizzas

A soccer team has different colored pinnies that are worn over their practice jerseys.

A team member is going to randomly select a pinnie from the bag. Which of the following statements is not true?

• It is likely that the pinnie will be orange.

• It is more likely that the pinnie will be yellow than red.

• It is twice as likely that the pinnie is red than orange.

• It is half as likely that the pinnie is orange than red.

Amos is going to randomly select a donut from a box containing the donuts shown in the table. Two statements are made. Which statement(s) are true?

I. Amos is three times as likely to select a filled donut than a glazed donut.

II. Amos is equally likely to select a filled or sprinkled donut as a glazed donut.

• I only

• I and II

• II only

• Neither I or II