Applying Probability to Make Informed Decisions

• 16

• 20

• 40

• 10

• 24

• 30

• 90

• 18

If you collected data from 50 trials of drawing one slip from each bag, which bag would you most likely want to choose to give you the greatest chance of winning.

• Bag A

• Bag B

Emma suggests that it does not matter which bag you choose because you do not know anything about what numbers are inside the bags. So, she thinks that you are equally likely to win with either bag. Is she correct?

• Yes

• No

Look at the diagram. It represents a 6-by-6 foot board. A point randomly chosen from the board 72 times. Which statement is true?

• The selected point is more likely to be in the shaded area than the unshaded area.

• The selected point is equally likely to be in the shaded area than the unshaded area.

• The selected point is less likely to be in the shaded area than the unshaded area.

• The selected point is certain to be in the unshaded area.

• 40

• 45

• 85

• 15

The following table shows the results of a survey in which 50 people were asked to name their favorite sport.
Based on these results, how many people out of 1000 would you expect to pick soccer as their favorite sport?

• 240

• 120

• 250

• 225

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Q1. What is the total amount?

• 100

• 150

• 200

• 250

Look at the diagram. It represents a 6-by-6 foot board. A point randomly chosen from the board 72 times. Which statement is true?

• The selected point is more likely to be in the shaded area than the unshaded area.

• The selected point is equally likely to be in the shaded area than the unshaded area.

• The selected point is less likely to be in the shaded area than the unshaded area.

• The selected point is certain to be in the unshaded area.

• 8

• 16

• 24

• 1