Probability and Likely

The letters that form the word MATHEMATICS are placed individually in a bowl. When selecting a letter from the bowl, what is the probability of choosing a vowel?

• 16/121

• 4/11

• 3/11

• 5/11

What is the probability of getting any letter that is not A?

• 6/8

• 3/4

• 2/8

• 1/4

What is the probability of spinning the spinner and landing on the 7?

• impossible

• equally likely 

• unlikely 

• very likely 

Probability can be written as ...

• a fraction

• a decimal

• a percent

• all of the above

What is an event that will happen or has a probability of 1?

• theoretical

• probability

• mutually exclusive

• certain

outcome with the same chance of occurring

• mutually exclusive

• impossible

• equally

• independent

an event with a probability of zero

• impossible

• mutually exclusive

• outcome

• outcome

Possible results of an event

• outcomes

• compound event

• simple event

• probability

The probability of an event is written as P(event).

• False

• True

A spinner is spun and the results are shown in the chart. Which of the following statements is true about the probability of spinning a blue?

• The experimental probability and theoretical probability are equal.

• The experimental probability is less than the theoretical probability.

• The experimental probability is greater than the theoretical probability.

• The experimental probability cannot be determined from the data.