Simple Probability

The letters that form the word ALGEBRA are placed in a bowl.

What is the probability of choosing a letter that is NOT “A”?

What is the probability of spinning an EVEN number? 

• 50%

• 75%

What is the probability of selecting a brown M&M from this bowl?

4 yellow, 6 orange, 2 brown, 3 green, 5 blue

• 0%

• 100%

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

• 6/6

• 5/6

• 4/6

• 1/6

An event has a 0% chance of happening. This event is ___.

• Impossible

• Unlikely

• As likely as not

• Likely

• Certain

An event has a 50% chance of happening. This event is ___.

• Impossible

• Unlikely

• As likely as not

• Likely

• Certain

The likelihood of an event happening is _________.

• percentage

• probability

• parallel

• predictions

An event has a 75% chance of happening. This event is ___.

• Impossible

• Unlikely

• As likely as not

• Likely

• Certain

An event has a 100% chance of happening. This event is ___.

• Impossible

• Unlikely

• As likely as not

• Likely

• Certain