Basic Probability Lesson

What is the probability of spinning green?

• 0
• 1/4
• 1/2
• 3/4

What is the probability of spinning red?

• 0
• 5/12
• 1/2
• 3/4

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

Find the probability of drawing a 10 from a standard deck of 52 cards.

• 1 out of 52
• 13 out of 52
• 26 out of 52
• 4 out of 52

A bag contains 30 pieces of candy. There are 15 grape, 7 cherry, 3 lemon, 5 strawberry. What is the probability of drawing a lemon?

• 3
• 1/10
• 3/10
• 30%

P(not A) = 
*Remember to simplify.*

• 6/8
• 3/4
• 2/8
• 1/4

If you choose from the following M & M colors, what is the probability that you choose blue?
5 green
6 yellow
8 blue
7 brown

• 8/26
• 4/13
• 8/25
• 1/3

Clara picks a marble at random, puts it back, and then picks another marble at random.

• Dependent
• Independent

Pablo chooses a colored marble from a mixed bag and writes down the color. Pablo leaves it out and then draws another.

• Independent
• Dependent

The chart below represents the number of marbles in a jar.
P(green) = 

• 5/19
• 10/28
• 5/14