Predictions with Probability

Making a prediction is a

• guess
• my favorite band
• using a magic 8 ball
• using previous information to determine what comes next

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

A number cube is rolled 24 times.

What is the best prediction for the number of times it will land on 5?

• 3 times

• 4 times

• 5 times

• 6 times

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CCSS.7.SP.C.6

Jillian rolled a number cube 360 times. About how many times do you expect her to roll a 2?

• 20 
• 180
• 60 
• 120

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CCSS.7.SP.C.6

Drake made 14 out of 20 free throw shots.  About how many out of the next 30 free throw shots would you expect him to make?

• 20
• 21
• 22
• 25

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

A poll was taken of Hobby Middle School, 25 out of 30 students said they would prefer pizza on Friday’s. Out of 1200 students, what is a reasonable prediction of how many students would prefer pizza on Fridays?

• 100

• 1000

• 10

• 1

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Isidro flips a fair coin 40 times. How many times can he expect heads to appear?

• 4
• 10
• 15
• 20

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CCSS.7.SP.C.6

In this jar of 20 jellybeans, 8 are pink. How many would be pink in a jar of 100?

• 20

• 40

• 5

• 100

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

I spin the spinner and landed on orange 2/6 times, how many times would I land on orange if I spun it 24 times?

• 8

• 4

• 24

• 6

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CCSS.7.SP.C.6

Marco spun this spinner 20 times. How many times would you predict he landed on red?

• 10

• 20

• 5

• 6.666

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CCSS.7.SP.C.6

The spinner is spun 25 times.

What is the best prediction for the number of times it will land on red?

• 5 times

• 3 times

• 6 times

• 20 times

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CCSS.7.SP.C.6