Basic Probability Problems

What is the probability of flipping a coin and getting tails?

• 1/2
• 1/3
• 1/4
• Never, Tails never fails.

What is the probability of spinning an even number? 

• 16 2/3%
• 33 1/3%
• 50%
• 75%

What is the probability of spinning a prime number? 

• 1/2
• 2/3
• 1/6
• 0

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

• 6/6
• 5/6
• 4/6
• 1/6

Find the probability of not rolling a 2 on a single die.

• 1/6
• 2/6
• 5/6
• 2

Find the probability of rolling a 7 on a single die.

• 1/6
• 7/6
• 0
• 7/7

Determine whether the event is impossible, unlikely, as likely as not, likely, or certain. You flip a fair coin and the coin will land heads up.

• impossible
• unlikely
• as likely as not
• likely

Probability can be between what two numbers?

• 10 and 20
• 0 and 100
• 0 and 1
• All Numbers are possible

What is the probability of spinning red?

• 0
• 1/2
• 3/4
• 1

What is the probability of spinning green?

• 0
• 1/4
• 1/2
• 3/4