Probability 8th

Mrs. Parker puts students into groups for a field trip. Each group is labeled with a letter, A or B and a number from 1 to 6. She rolls a number cube and draws a letter tile from a bag to randomly place each student in a group. What is the probability that Josie will be placed in a A group with an even number?

• 1/2

• 1/6

• 1/4

• 3/4

Salesclerks at a store are giving away candles. There are 12 candles on a tray. Three are white, and two are red. The rest are green or blue. When choosing a candle at random from the tray, a customer is as likely as not to select a green candle. What is the likelihood that the customer will select a blue candle?

• Impossible

• Unlikely

• Likely

• Certain

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.5

The 12 students in the after-school gaming club are all wearing hats. The hats are either red, blue, green, or black. There are 2 red hats and 1 blue hat. If you select a student at random, it is likely that the student has a green hat. What is the greatest possible number of black hats in the group?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.5

Sasha believes her soccer team plays better at away games than at home games. Her team played 12 games at home and 12 games away. She recorded the wins over this season. Based on these results, what is the probability for home and away wins? Is she right about her team playing better away?

Place

Home 8

Away 7

 

• Home - 8/12

  Away 7/12

• Home - 7/12

  Away - 8/12

• Home - 8/25

  Away - 7/25

• Home - 7/25

  Away - 8/25

Tags

CCSS.8.SP.A.4

While working at a concession stand, Jedd records the type of drink that people order. Based on these results, what is the probability that a person who orders a drink orders a hot cocoa?

Drinks

Coffee 7

Hot Cocoa 5

Water 8

• 1/5

• 5/20

• 5/15

• 5/5

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.6