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Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 48mins
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Date
1.
On a 6-sided die, which is more likely?
a)
Rolling an odd number
b)
Rolling an even number
c)
They are both equally likely.
2.
Determine the likelihood of the following event:
Drawing a red card from a standard deck of cards
Drawing a red card from a standard deck of cards
a)
1/2
b)
13/52
c)
1/4
d)
4/52
3.
Shannon has a bag of jelly beans. She removed on jelly bean, recording the color, and then replaced it. She repeated the process several times and record her results in the table. What is the experimental probability of her selecting a red jelly bean?
a)
11/33
b)
1/3
c)
1/4
d)
18/26
4.
The chart below represents the number of marbles in a jar.
P(green) =
P(green) =
a)
5/19
b)
10/28
c)
5/14
5.
There are 15 girls and 15 boys in 8th period. If Terry randomly selects a member of 8th period, what is the probability that she will select a boy?
a)
15/15
b)
1/2
c)
15/40
6.
P(not A) =
*Remember to simplify.*
*Remember to simplify.*
a)
6/8
b)
3/4
c)
2/8
d)
1/4
7.
Ten balls numbered one through ten are placed in an urn. One ball is selected at random.
P(not a 6) =
P(not a 6) =
a)
1/10
b)
6/10
c)
9/10
d)
4/10
8.
What is the probability of drawing a black 5 from a standard deck of playing cards?
a)
1/2
b)
4/52
c)
1/13
d)
1/26
9.
A bag contains 30 pieces of candy. There are 15 grape, 7 cherry, 3 lemon, 5 strawberry. What is the probability of drawing a lemon?
a)
3
b)
1/10
c)
3/10
d)
30%
10.
P(not A) =
*Remember to simplify.*
*Remember to simplify.*
a)
6/8
b)
3/4
c)
2/8
d)
1/4
11.
A bag has 3 red marbles, 2 blue and 4 yellow. What is the theoretical probability of pulling a red?
a)
3/10
b)
3/9
c)
1/9
d)
1/3
12.
What is the probability of spinning the spinner and landing on 7
a)
6/8
b)
1/8
c)
7/8
d)
8/8
13.
Rolling a 15 on a number cube is
a)
Impossible
b)
Certain
c)
Unlikely
d)
Equally Likely
14.
Rolling a 1 on a number cube is
a)
Impossible
b)
Certain
c)
Likely
d)
Unlikely
15.
What is the probability of spinning an even number?
a)
16 2/3%
b)
33 1/3%
c)
50%
d)
75%
16.
What is the probability of spinning green?
a)
0
b)
1/4
c)
1/2
d)
3/4
17.
What is the probability of selecting an orange candy?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
18.
The letters that form the word ALGEBRA are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a letter other than “A”?
a)
2/7
b)
5/49
c)
5/7
d)
10/49
19.
Experimental Probability is:
a)
What Will happen
b)
What actually happens
c)
What should happen
d)
What I think Happens
20.
Theoretical Probability is?
a)
What Should happen
b)
What does happen
c)
What Will Happen
d)
What I want to Happen
21.
What is the probability of flipping a coin and getting heads?
a)
1/2
b)
1/3
c)
1/4
d)
Never, Tails never fails.
22.
The following M & M colors are in the bowl:
4 yellow, 6 orange, 3 green, 5 blue, 2 brown
What is the probability of selecting a brown candy?
4 yellow, 6 orange, 3 green, 5 blue, 2 brown
What is the probability of selecting a brown candy?
a)
2/18
b)
1/9
c)
2/20
d)
1/10
23.
Theoretically, what is the probability of rolling a sum of two with a pair of dice?
a)
1/6
b)
2/12
c)
1/36
d)
1/18
24.
What is the probability of rolling a 3 on a number cube?
a)
3/6
b)
1/6
c)
1/4
25.
A spinner has 8 sections: 2 purple, 2 yellow, 3 blue, and 1 red.
What is the probability of spinning and landing on a color that is not yellow?
What is the probability of spinning and landing on a color that is not yellow?
a)
P(not yellow) = 6/8
b)
P(not yellow) = 2/8
c)
P(not yellow) = 6
26.
The probability of flipping a coin and landing on tails is 1/2.
If you flip the coin 100 times, approximately how many times could you expect to land on tails?
If you flip the coin 100 times, approximately how many times could you expect to land on tails?
a)
50 times
b)
100 times
c)
200 times
27.
If you roll a number cube 36 times, approximately how many times could you expect to land on the 3?
a)
12 times
b)
15 times
c)
6 times
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