Probability Quiz

Which of the following describes how likely or unlikely something would happen?

• Statistics

• Outcome

• Probability

• Event

What number describes the chance of an event that will certainly happen?

• 0

• 0.25

• 0.50

• 1

Describe how often the given event is likely to happen. “It will snow tomorrow”.

• impossible

• most likely

• most unlikely

• certain

What number is described when an event is impossible to happen?

• 0

• 0.25

• 0.50

• 1

In tossing a coin, what is the probability that the outcome is a tail?

• certain

• even chance

• likely

• Unlikely

A die is rolled. What is the chance of getting 7?

• 0%

• 25%

• 75%

• 100%

The weather forecaster says that the probability of raining the next day is 25%. What is the probability that it will NOT rain?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

What is the probability that the sun will set in the south?

• impossible to happen

• unlikely to happen

• most likely to happen

• likely to happen