Understanding Simple Probability

What is the probability of getting heads when flipping a coin?

• 0.5

• 0.25

• 0.75

• 1

If a spinner has 5 colors and one of them is blue, what is the probability of spinning blue?

• 1

• 0.1

• 0.5

• 0.2

Which event is more likely to happen, flipping a coin and getting heads or spinning a spinner and getting blue?

• Flipping a coin and getting heads

• Both are equally likely

• Spinning a spinner and getting blue

• Cannot be determined

What is the probability of rolling a 1 on a six-sided die?

• 0.5

• 1

• 0.166

• 0.333

What does a probability of 0 indicate?

• Event is unlikely to happen

• Event is impossible

• Event is certain to happen

• Event is likely to happen

What is the complement of spinning a blue on a spinner with 5 colors?

• Spinning a blue

• Spinning a red

• Spinning a green

• Spinning any color but blue

If there are 5 marbles and one has stripes, what is the probability of picking a marble with stripes?

• 0.1

• 0.2

• 0.5

• 1

What is the probability of not spinning a vowel if a spinner has 7 options and 2 are vowels?

• 1

• 0.286

• 0.5

• 0.714

In a drawer of 24 socks with 10 being black, what is the probability of pulling a black sock?

• 0.416

• 0.625

• 0.25

• 0.5

What is the probability of choosing a vowel from the word 'SOCCER'?

• 0.333

• 1

• 0.5

• 0.666