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 an even number on a dice. The dice is numbered 1-6.

• 3/6
• 1/2
• 1/6
• 5/6

Based on the chart, what is the probability of pulling a green marble?

• 1/8
• 8/25
• 8/100
• 7/8

What is the probability of getting any letter that is not A?

• 6/8
• 3/4
• 2/8
• 1/4

A jar contains 2 pink, 6 red, and 4 blue marbles. If you pick one marble without looking, what is the probability that the marble you pick will be red or blue?

• 5/6
• 1/2
• 1/3
• 1/6

A jar contains 8 marbles: 3 are red and 5 are blue. What is the probability of selecting a red marble, replacing it, and then selecting another red marble?

• 9/64
• 6/56
• 15/64
• 25/64

A box contains 3 black pens, 7 blue pens, and 5 red pens. Without looking, P(red or black)

• 8/15
• 15/225
• 5/15
• 3/15

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

• 3/10
• 3/9
• 1/9
• 1/3

The following M & M colors are in the bowl:
4 yellow, 6 orange, 3 green, 5 blue, 2 brown.
P( Yellow or green)

• 1/40
• 7/20
• 6/19
• 1/38

A bag of marbles contains 5 red, 7 purple, and 3 blue marbles. If one marble is chosen at random, what is the probability that the marble is NOT blue?

• 4/5
• 1/5
• 3/5
• 2/5