Simple Probability

The letters that form the word MATHEMATICS are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a letter M or T?

• 8/121

• 4/11

• 2/11

• 4/121

The letters that form the word ALGEBRA are placed in a bowl. Craig says the probability of choosing an 'a' is 2/7, is this experimental or theoretical probability?

• Theoretical

• Experimental 

A spinner is marked with four sections and was spun 100 times. Is this experimental or theoretical probability?

• experimental

• theoretical

Jackson flipped a coin 18 times and got heads 6 of those times. What is the experimental probability of flipping heads?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/3

• I'm not sure how to do this problem.

You flip a coin 20 times and record the results. Is this experimental or theoretical probability?

• Experimental

• Theoretical

What is the probability of spinning pink?

• 0

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1

What is the probability of rolling 15 with a pair of dice?

• impossible

• unlikely

• equally likely

• likely

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

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

What is the probability of drawing a black 5 from a standard deck of playing cards?

• 1/2

• 4/52

• 1/13

• 1/26