Theoretical Probability with Proportional Reasoning

You spin the spinner shown.  The spinner lands on yellow.

• 2/3

• 0.33

• 33%

• 1/3

• 67

There are 12 pieces of fruit in a bowl.   Five are lemons and the rest are limes.  You choose a piece of fruit without looking.  The piece of fruit is a lime.

• 7/12

• 0.58

• 50%

• 0.50

• 58%

Leona has 4 nickels, 6 pennies, 4 dimes, and 2 quarters in a change purse.  Leona lets her little sister Daisy pick a coin at random.  If Daisy is equally likely to pick each type of coin, what is the probability that her coin is worth more than five cents? Explain. 

• 3/8

• 38%

• 0.25

• 0.38

• 25%

You spin the spinner shown.  The spinner lands on blue or green. 

• 2/3

• 0.67

• 33%

• 0.33

• 67%

Papa Johns wants to determine how often it delivers to three different areas of Twinsburg. The table shows the areas from a random sample of 80 deliveries. Based on this data, if the driver makes 200 deliveries, how many will be to the southern area of Twinsburg?

• 55

• 35

• 80

• 110

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Vy is shopping for a car. It comes in red, blue, or silver. She can also choose a 2-door and 4-door version along with a manual or automatic transmission. What is the theoretical probability that Vy will pick 4-door car, automatic transmission and it being red or blue?

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You pick one card at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. You pick a black card.

• 1/2

• 0.50

• 50%

• 25%

• 3/4

You choose a movie CD at random from a case containing 8 comedy CDs, 5 science fiction CDs, and 7 adventure CDs.  The CD is not a comedy. 

• 20%

• 0.60

• 60%

• 3/5

• 0.20

You roll a number cube.  You roll a number that is greater than 2 and less than 5.  

• 1/3

• 17%

• 33%

• .17

• 0.33

The theoretical probability of a given event is 9/13. Explain what each number represents. The 9 represent... and the 13 represents ...

• The 9 represents the ways the event can occur

• The 13 represents the number of equally likely outcomes

• The 9 represents the number of equally likely outcomes.

• The 13 represents the ways the event can occur.