Probability Day 5

Draw a taco playing basketball. Be school appropriate.

Greg is playing a board game and needs to roll a three, to take the slide shortcut, and then a four to win. What is the probability that Greg will win the game? Write your answer as a simplified fraction.

• 1/36

• 1/6

• 1/30

What is 1-2 words to describe independent probability?

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.5

Tyler is playing a marble game. The game has 6 red, 6 blue, 12 green, and 8 yellow marbles. He needs to picks a green, keep them, then pick a yellow to win. What is the probability this will happen? Write the answer in simplest fraction form.

• 3/128

• 3/256

• 3/31

• 1/80

Tim flipped a coin and rolled a 12-sided number cube. What is the probability that his coin landed on tails and his number cube rolled an odd number? Write your answer as a decimal.

• 0.25

• 0.0416...

• 0.025

• 0.2083...

Paul has a bag of candy with three chocolate bars, four fruit candies, five lollipops, and a piece of gum. What is the probability that Paul will pull out a fruit candy, replace it, and then pull out a chocolate bar? Write your answer as a percent.

• 7.1%

• 0.07%

• 0.7%

• 71%

What is 1 -2 words to describe dependent probability?

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.5

In a box of crayons there are 10 shades of blue, 8 shades of red, 4 shaded of purple, three shades of yellow, and five shaded of orange. What is the probability of picking a shade of blue, putting it back and then picking a shade of purple. Select all possible representations.

• 4/90

• 2/45

• 44%

• 0.4...

The Science club is voting for president, vice president, and secretary for the club.

President Options: Sean, Billie, Sherry, Chris, Tom, Reagan

Vice President: York, Sam, Wade, Aaron, Erin

Secretary: Paul, Patty, Ryan, Hugh, Sammie

What is the probability that a person whose name has an e will be picked for all 3 positions?

• 5.3%

• 43.75%

• 26.6%

• 66.6%

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

The Science club is voting for president, vice president, and secretary for the club.

President Options: Sean, Billie, Sherry, Chris, Tom, Reagan

Vice President: York, Sam, Wade, Aaron, Erin

Secretary: Paul, Patty, Ryan, Hugh, Sammie

What is the probability that a person whose name starts with P will be picked for all 3 positions?

• 0.4

• 0

• 0.125

• 0.25

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9