
Probability Word Problems
Authored by Karen Ann Crom
Mathematics
6th Grade
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OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Abigail has a spinner that is divided into 5 equal sections: red, blue, green, yellow, and purple. What is the theoretical probability of spinning red? If she spins the spinner 50 times and gets red 12 times, what is the experimental probability?
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3 mins • 1 pt
Nora has a bag that contains 8 red marbles, 6 blue marbles, and 6 green marbles. What is the theoretical probability of drawing a blue marble? If she draws 30 marbles and 9 are blue, what is the experimental probability?
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3 mins • 1 pt
During a game night, Benjamin and his friends are playing cards with a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the theoretical probability of drawing a heart? If Benjamin draws 40 cards and 11 of them are hearts, what is the experimental probability?
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3 mins • 1 pt
Liam rolls a six-sided die 60 times during a game night with his friends. What is the theoretical probability of rolling a 4? If 12 rolls result in a 4, what is the experimental probability?
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Noah has a fair coin that he flips 100 times during a game. What is the theoretical probability of getting heads? If 54 flips result in heads, what is the experimental probability?
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3 mins • 1 pt
Liam has a bag that contains: - 15 red candies - 10 blue candies - 5 green candies - 20 yellow candies. What is the theoretical probability of drawing a blue candy? If 50 candies are drawn and 12 are blue, what is the experimental probability?
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A basketball player named Jackson makes 7 out of 20 free throws during a game. What is the experimental probability of making a free throw? What would the theoretical probability be if Jackson was perfectly consistent?
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