Probability Pre Assessment

What is the sample space?

• A, B, C, E, F

• A, A, B, C, E, E, E, F

• 5 letters

• 8 sections

List the possible outcomes in the sample space for flipping a coin.  

• heads

• tails

• heads and tails

• 1,2,3,4,5,6

List the possible outcomes in the sample space for drawing a colored cube from a bag that has 3 red, 2 blue, 1 yellow, and 4 green 

•  red, blue, and yellow

•  blue, yellow, and green

•  red, yellow, and green

•  red, blue, yellow, and green

What are the possible outcomes of spinning this spinner?

• Red, Blue, Purple, Green, Yellow, Pink

• 2 red and 2 green

• Pink

• 8

The tree diagram shows the outcomes of rolling a die and flipping a coin.  
How many total outcomes are there?  

• 6

• 12

• 24

• 36

What is the probability that you will get plain crust with ham on your pizza?

• 1/8

• 1/₂

• 1/₁₀

• 2/₁₀

Jack will roll two number cubes labeled 1 to 6. What is the probability that Jack will roll a sum greater than 5?

• 2/9

• 5/18

• 13/18

• 7/9

A spinner is spun twice. What is the probability of spinning green both times?

• 1/16

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/8

You pick a marble from this bag.

What is the probability you will choose either a black or white marble?

• 3/5

• 9/100

• 1/10

• 2/5

• 1/8

• 1/6

• 1/4

• 1/2