Probability Applications

A spinner is spun twice. What is the probability of spinning green BOTH times?

(both = compound event) need a fraction for both attempts then multiply together.

• 1/16

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/8

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

A box contains 5 purple marbles, 3 green marbles and 2 orange marbles. Marbles are taken one at a time without replacement. P(both marbles are purple)

• 2/9

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

A jar contains 4 white chips, 5 purple chips, and 1 black chip. Chips are selected randomly one at a time, and are not replaced.
P(white, then purple, then black)

• 1/36
• 2/39
• 5/41
• 6/43

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%

A bag has 3 red marbles, 2 blue and 4 yellow. What is the theoretical probability of pulling a red?

• 3/10
• 3/9
• 1/9
• 1/3

Based on the chart, what is the experimental probability of pulling a green marble?

• 1/8

• 8/25

• 8/100

• 7/8

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

A set of all possible outcomes is known as - 

• a list
• a complement
• a sample space
• an event

If 33% of the students at Warren Middle School have a pet, then what is the probability of the students who do not have a pet?

• 33%

• 77%

• 67%

• 50%