Simple Probability: Theoretical and Experimental

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

The letters that form the word ALGEBRA are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a letter other than “A”? 

• 2/7
• 5/49
• 5/7
• 10/49

What is the probability of spinning an even number? 

• 16 2/3%
• 33 1/3%
• 50%
• 75%

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

• 0%

• 1/6, 16.7%

• 1/2, 50%

• 6/6 100%

• 0%

• 1/4, 25%

• 1/2, 50%`

• 100%

• 1/6, 16.7%

• 5/6, 83.3%

• 1/5, 20%

• 100%

• 0%

• 1/4, 25%

• 1/2, 50%

• 100%

P(not A) = 
*Remember to simplify.*

• 6/8
• 3/4
• 2/8
• 1/4

Is the spinner more likely or less likely to land
on green than yellow?

• more likely
• less likely