Probability Simple Problems

Jose randomly selected a block like the ones shown from a bag.  What is the probability that he will choose a cube with a number less than 5?

• ⅔

• ⅙

• ⅓

• ⅚

Julian selects a card at random from the cards shown.  What is the probability that the card Julian selects is a polygon? ( A polygon is a shape with 3 or more straight sides)

• ½

• ⅓

• ⅔

• ⅚

Miss Ward spins a wheel to determine the number of homework problems to assign. There are 20 sections labeled 1–20. What is the probability that there will be fewer than 8 problems assigned for homework?

• 8/20

• 3/5

• 4/9

• 7/20

Daniel bought a bag of 32 candy-coated chocolates. Of those candies, 11 are blue and 10 are orange. If Daniel selects a candy at random, what is the probability that the candy will NOT be blue or orange?

• 11/32

• 1/2

• 11/16

• 21/32

What is the probability of the spinner shown landing on anything but an "A"? (Convert your answer into a decimal and round to the nearest hundredth.)

• 0.25

• 0.75

• 0.50

• 0.63

If you cut a shuffled deck, what is the probability you will get an 8 of diamonds?

• out of 4

• out of 13

• out of 52

• out of 52

A bag of markers has 4 red markers, 5 blue markers, 3 yellow markers, and 3 green markers. If Maria pulls out a marker without looking, what is the probability he will NOT pull out a blue marker?

• 5/10

• 1/3

• 4/15

• 2/3

A small bag of jelly beans contains 2 lemons, 4 cherry, 1 lime, and 3 blueberry jelly beans. If Jessica chooses a jellybean without looking, what is the probability it will be cherry or blueberry?

• 3/10

• 7/10

• 1/2

• 1/4

Without looking, Ashley selected a tile from the tiles shown.  What is the probability she will NOT choose a prime number? ( A prime number is any number with 1 and itself as factors)

• ⅗

• ⅖

• ½

• 4/9

What is the probability of spinning the spinner and having it land on RED?

• ⅓

• ½

• ⅔

• ⅚