Probability Questions

You pick a marble from this bag.
What is the probability you will choose either a black or white marble?

• 3/5
• 9/100
• 1/10
• 2/5

What is the probability of spinning an even number? 

• 16 2/3%
• 33 1/3%
• 50%
• 75%

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

P(not A) = 
*Remember to simplify.*

• 6/8
• 3/4
• 2/8
• 1/4

Jim has 2 blue, 2 green, and 2 black socks. He picks out 2 socks, one after another. Determine the probability of him getting a matching pair of blue socks.

• 2/15
• 1/9
• 2/9
• 1/15

Approximate the probability of the following event: 
Picking a card with a vowel on it from a box of cards in which each letter of the alphabet is written
(Hint: There are 5 vowels and 21 consonants in the alphabet.)

• 5/21
• 5/26
• 21/26

P(2 then 5) = 

• 1/6
• 1/12
• 1/36
• Undefined

You spin this spinner 3 times.
Find the probability of these 3 events.
P(red, then odd, then 3)

• 1/216
• 1/72
• 1/36
• 1/12

A farm has 5 brown cows and 10 white cows. A fence is open and two cows escape. What is the probability that it will be a brown cow, then a white cow?

• 1/9
• 2/9
• 5/21
• 10/21

How many boys can speak German?

• 8
• 20
• 2
• 10