Probability Practice

Malik had 4 red and 6 blue marbles in a bag.  What is the chance of Malik pulling a red marble out of his marble bag?

• 1/10

• 3/10

• 4/10

• 5/10

Jaiden had 3 blue, 6 green, and 9 red marbles mixed up inside of a bag. Which letter best represents the probability that Jaiden will select a red marble from the bag? 

• A

• B

• C

• D

If Katelyn were to flip a coin once, which of the following outcomes could be correct? 

• It is unlikely to land on heads.

• It is certain to land on tails.

• It is impossible to land on heads.

• It is equally likely to land on heads or tails.

There are 20 shapes in a bag.  There are 7 circles, 4 squares, and 9 triangles.  What is the probability of a person choosing a circle from the bag?

• 4/20

• 7/20

• 9/20

• 11/20

Which spinner has a  2/8 probability of the arrow landing on a section labeled K?

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There are 7 red straws and 5 green straws in a bag. Which number line represents the probability of pulling a blue straw out of the bag?

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Janine sees these cut-outs lying on the table.  If she were to randomly choose a cut-out, what would be the chance that it would be a star?

• Certain

• Likely

• Unlikely

• Impossible

The table shows the shapes Tracy found in a box in the math closet.  What is the probability that the first shape Tracy takes from the box without looking will be a square?

Mrs. Holmes put some color tiles in a paper bag.

There are 3 blue, 3 red, and 3 green color tiles.

          Her students are most likely to select a blue color tile when they take one tile  

              out of the paper bag without looking.

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Thomas and his friends will use this spinner in a game. 

Each section of the spinner is the same size.

If Thomas spins first, what is the probability the arrow will land on a section labeled with the number 4?

(Use '/' to represent fraction bar)