Overlapping Probability

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 a number greater than 7 or odd number?

• 3/10

• 5/10

• 7/10

• 9/10

Make a two-way table to help you solve this problem. 300 people order lunch in the cafeteria. 100 people ordered sandwiches over hamburgers. 60 people ordered a hamburger AND a soda. 180 people order water. What is the probability of someone ordering a soda?

• 40/300
• 120/300
• 60/300
• 60/120

What is the probability that a student plays an instrument or does NOT play a sport?

• 0.6

• 0.9

• 0.5

• 0.45

What is the probability of randomly selecting a person that is male or prefers Honda?

• 0.537

• 0.687

• 0.403

• 0.940

A spinner has 8 equal sections numbered 1 to 8. What is the probability of the spinner stopping on a number that is a multiple of 3 or a number that is is greater than 5?

• 1/7

• 1/12

• 5/8

• 1/2

What is the probability of the arrow stopping on a consonant or one of the first 4 letters of the alphabet?

• 5/6
• 1/36
• 1/3
• 1/6

What is the probability of spinning an even number?

• 16 2/3%

• 33 1/3%

• 50%

• 75%

What is the probability of pulling a red marble out of a jar of marbles that have 10 green marbles, 7 red marbles and 3 blue marbles?

• 1/7
• 7/20
• 7/10
• 3/10

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