AP Stats Basic Probability

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

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/4

• Never, Tails never fails.

The probability of it raining today is 30%.  What is the probability that it will NOT rain?

• 30%

• 70%

• 100%

• 0%

If you were to roll the die one time what is the probability of it landing on a 2?

• 2 out of 6

• 2 out of 2

• 1 out of 6

• 1 out of 1

What is the probability that you choose blue? *simplify

• 8/26

• 4/13

• 8/25

• 1/3

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 jar contains 2 pink, 6 red, and 4 blue marbles. If you pick one marble without looking, what is the probability that the marble you pick will be red or blue?

• 5/6

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/6

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 set of all possible outcomes is known as - 

• a list

• a complement

• a sample space

• an event

What is the probability of selecting an orange candy?

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

• 100%

What is the probability of spinning green or blue (assuming each slice/section is equal in size)?

• 0

• 5/12

• 1/2

• 3/4