Probability Review

Find the probability of rolling greater than a 1 on a single die.

• 6/6
• 5/6
• 4/6
• 1/6

Determine whether the event is impossible, unlikely, equally likely, likely, or certain. You flip a fair coin and the coin will land heads up.

• impossible
• unlikely
• as likely as not
• likely

What is the probability of spinning pink?

• 0
• 1/2
• 3/4
• 1

What is the probability of spinning green?

• 0
• 1/4
• 1/2
• 3/4

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.

The letters that form the word MATHEMATICS are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a "M"?

• 8/121
• 4/11
• 2/11
• 4/121

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

One outcome or collection of outcomes

• simple event
• experimental probability
• theoretical probability
• fundamental counting principle