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WorksheetsProbability Challenge!
Total questions: 130
Worksheet time: 3hrs 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the probability of spinning green?
a)
0
b)
1/4
c)
1/2
d)
3/4
2.
What is the probability of spinning red?
a)
0
b)
5/12
c)
1/2
d)
3/4
3.
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
4.
Find the probability of drawing a 10 from a standard deck of 52 cards.
a)
1 out of 52
b)
13 out of 52
c)
26 out of 52
d)
4 out of 52
5.
A box contains 5 purple marbles, 3 green marbles and 2 orange marbles. Draws are made without replacement.P(both marbles are purple)
a)
2/9
b)
1/3
c)
1/2
d)
1/4
6.
A jar contains 4 white chips, 5 purple chips, and 1 black chip. Chips are selected randomly one at a time, and are not replaced.
P(white, then purple, then black)
P(white, then purple, then black)
a)
1/36
b)
2/39
c)
5/41
d)
6/43
7.
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%
8.
P(not A) =
*Remember to simplify.*
*Remember to simplify.*
a)
6/8
b)
3/4
c)
2/8
d)
1/4
9.
Clara picks a marble at random, puts it back, and then picks another marble at random.
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
10.
Pablo chooses a colored marble from a mixed bag and writes down the color. Pablo leaves it out and then draws another.
a)
Independent
b)
Dependent
11.
Victor picks a card at random. Without putting the first card back, he picks a second card at random.
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
12.
The chart below represents the number of marbles in a jar.
P(green) =
P(green) =
a)
5/19
b)
10/28
c)
5/14
13.
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
14.
How do you write 0.02 as a percent?
a)
20%
b)
200%
c)
2%
d)
.02%
15.
The probability based on frequency of outcomes during an experiment
a)
experimental probability
b)
fundamental counting principle
c)
mutually exclusive event
d)
dependent event
16.
The outcome of one event does not influence the outcome of the other event
a)
independent event
b)
tree diagram
c)
simple event
d)
odds
17.
The outcome of one event does influence the outcome of the other event
a)
mutually exclusive event
b)
probability
c)
dependent event
d)
simple probability
18.
You flip a nickel three times.
Find the probability that all flips will land on tails.
Find the probability that all flips will land on tails.
a)
1/2
b)
1/4
c)
1/6
d)
1/8
19.
Find the experimental probability of spinning Letter Q.
a)
15/15
b)
3/10
c)
3/50
d)
7/10
20.
If I flip a coin 10 times, how many times should I get heads?
a)
1
b)
10
c)
3
d)
5
21.
Based on the chart, what is the experimental probability of pulling a green marble?
a)
1/8
b)
8/25
c)
8/100
d)
7/8
22.
The theoretical probability of rolling an even number on a dice.
a)
3/6
b)
1/2
c)
1/6
d)
5/6
23.
a)
1/48
b)
1/6
c)
1/8
d)
1/24
24.
Andrew picks one marble at a time from a box and replaces it. He repeats this process 25 times and records the results in the table. Based on the table, which color marble has an experimental probability of 1/5?
a)
Yellow
b)
Red
c)
Blue
d)
Green
25.
The spinner is divided into eight equal parts. Find the theoretical probability of landing on the given section of the spinner.P(white)=
a)
1/8
b)
5/8
c)
7/8
d)
3/7
26.
Yasmine places 4 blue beads and seven red beads in bag. What is the probability she picks a blue bead, puts it to the side and selects another blue bead?
a)
16/121
b)
6/55
c)
12/121
d)
1/5
27.
A box contains 5 purple marbles, 3 green marbles and 2 orange marbles. Draws are made without replacement.P(both marbles are purple)
a)
2/9
b)
1/3
c)
1/2
d)
1/4
28.
Is it more likely or less likely to pull a red marble than a green marble?
a)
more likely
b)
less likely
29.
Which color marble is least likely to be pulled from the jar?
a)
Green
b)
Red
c)
Blue
30.
What is the probability of choosing a marble
that is not green from the jar?
that is not green from the jar?
a)
10/20
b)
10/10
c)
3/20
d)
7/20
31.
If you ate 3 lemon, 3 cherry and 3 grape, then which flavor would you have the highest probability of choosing next?
a)
grape
b)
cherry
c)
lemon
32.
If you were to select one shape at random from the array what would be the probability that it would be a circle?
a)
6 out of 6
b)
5 out of 5
c)
6 out of 16
d)
5 out of 16
33.
Is it more likely, less likely, certain or impossible to select of red marble from a box of marbles that have 12 white marbles?
a)
more likely
b)
less likely
c)
certain
d)
impossible
34.
If you were to roll the die one time what is the probability of it landing on a 2?
a)
2 out of 6
b)
2 out of 2
c)
1 out of 6
d)
1 out of 1
35.
Based on chart which color marble do you think there are more of in the jar?
a)
red
b)
blue
c)
green
d)
yellow
36.
Based on the chart of how many tries which color of marbles are there the least of in the jar?
a)
red
b)
blue
c)
yellow
d)
green
37.
What percentage of girls have blonde hair?
a)
30%
b)
32%
c)
29%
d)
40%
38.
What percentage of the students have brown hair?
a)
25%
b)
60%
c)
45%
d)
50%
39.
What percentage of SUV's are driven by women?
a)
56.25%
b)
75%
c)
83.25%
d)
86.5%
40.
What percentage of males drive sports cars?
a)
35%
b)
16.25%
c)
65%
d)
25%
41.
What percentage of the days that it rained, did they forecast no rain?
a)
About 20%
b)
About 18%
c)
About 14%
d)
About 12%
42.
Of the times when the forecast called for rain, what is the percentage that it actually rained?
a)
About 90%
b)
About 50%
c)
About 70%
d)
About 80%
43.
According to the two-way table, a person who plays an instrument is most likely to:
a)
Not play an instrument
b)
Not play a team sport
c)
Play a team sport
d)
All of the above
44.
What percentage of the boys had red hair?
a)
5%
b)
10%
c)
12%
d)
4%
45.
What percentage of girls have blonde hair?
a)
30%
b)
32%
c)
29%
d)
40%
46.
Which age group liked Action movies the least?
a)
18-25
b)
25-49
c)
50+
d)
238
47.
What percentage of the students were boys?
a)
20%
b)
25%
c)
40%
d)
50%
48.
Out of those surveyed, what is the probability that the student is a boy who can't bike to school (in simplest form)?
a)
4/30
b)
7/30
c)
2/15
d)
14/30
49.
What is the probability you select a person who would pick chocolate?
a)
.398
b)
.342
c)
.26
d)
.686
50.
How many people purchased no food and no drink?
a)
60
b)
10
c)
20
d)
200
51.
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
52.
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
53.
P(not A) =
*Remember to simplify.*
*Remember to simplify.*
a)
6/8
b)
3/4
c)
2/8
d)
1/4
54.
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
55.
What is the probability of spinning the spinner and landing on 7
a)
6/8
b)
1/8
c)
7/8
d)
8/8
56.
Rolling a 1 on a number cube is
a)
Impossible
b)
Certain
c)
Likely
d)
Unlikely
57.
What is the probability of selecting an orange candy?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
58.
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
59.
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
60.
The chart below represents the number of marbles in a jar.
P(green) =
P(green) =
a)
5/19
b)
10/28
c)
5/14
61.
A bag of marbles contains 5 red, 7 purple, and 3 blue marbles. If one marble is chosen at random, what is the probability that the marble is NOT blue?
a)
4/5
b)
1/5
c)
3/5
d)
2/5
62.
What is the probability of getting any letter that is not A?
a)
6/8
b)
3/4
c)
2/8
d)
1/4
63.
A jar contains 2 pink, 6 red, and 4 blue marbles. If you pick one marble without looking, what is the probability that the marble you pick will be red or blue?
a)
5/6
b)
1/2
c)
1/3
d)
1/6
64.
a)
1/48
b)
1/6
c)
1/8
d)
1/24
65.
a)
1/8
b)
1/2
c)
1/24
d)
1/16
66.
A compound event is..
a)
an event that directly causes another
b)
the probability of all the outcomes
c)
1 event that creates 2 results
d)
when 2 or more events work together
67.
Based on the chart, what is the experimental probability of pulling a green marble?
a)
1/8
b)
8/25
c)
8/100
d)
7/8
68.
Find the experimental probability of spinning Letter Q.
a)
15/15
b)
3/10
c)
3/50
d)
7/10
69.
Deion has two bags of marbles. In the bag labeled ‘A’, he has 3 green, 4 blue and 10 yellow marbles. In the bag labeled ‘B’, he has 13 green, 5 blue, and 12 yellow marbles. Deion wants the bag with the highest probability of selecting a blue marble. Which of the following statements is true?
a)
It does not matter which bag he chooses because the probabilities are the same.
b)
He should choose Bag B because there are fewer blue marbles.
c)
He should choose Bag A because the probability of selecting a blue marble is higher.
d)
He should choose Bag B because the probability of selecting a blue marble is higher.
70.
What is the probability of drawing a red card from a standard deck of cards?
a)
1/52
b)
13/52
c)
1/2
d)
4/52
71.
Probability can be expressed as a number between_____ and _____.
a)
0 and 100
b)
0 and 10
c)
0 and 1
d)
-1 and 1
72.
Find the probability of rolling a 7 on a single die.
a)
1/6
b)
7/6
c)
0
d)
7/7
73.
Find the probability of not rolling a 2 on a single die.
a)
1/6
b)
2/6
c)
5/6
d)
2
74.
A probability near 1 is _______.
a)
never going to happen
b)
very likely to happen
c)
probably never going to happen
d)
equally likely to happen
75.
What is the probability of rolling 15 with a pair of dice?
a)
impossible
b)
unlikely
c)
equally likely
d)
likely
76.
Probability can be written as ...
a)
a fraction
b)
a decimal
c)
a percent
d)
all of the above
77.
Probability is ...
a)
the chance that some event will occur.
b)
a game that involves coins.
c)
a guarantee.
d)
a word Mr. Macias created for fun.
78.
The probability of it raining today is 30%. What is the probability that it will NOT rain?
a)
30%
b)
70%
c)
100%
d)
0%
79.
How many total outfit options are represented?
a)
12
b)
22
c)
3
80.
The tree diagram shows the outcomes of rolling a die and flipping a coin.
What is the probability of rolling a number higher than 3 and flipping a tails?
What is the probability of rolling a number higher than 3 and flipping a tails?
a)
1/12
b)
2/12
c)
3/12
d)
4/12
81.
What statement does the shaded region represent
a)
A or B
b)
Not A
c)
A and B
d)
Not B
82.
What statement does the shaded region represent?
a)
A or B
b)
A and B
c)
A
d)
B
83.
What statement does the shaded region represent?
a)
A and B and C
b)
A or B and C
c)
B and C
d)
A or C
84.
What statement does the shaded region represent?
a)
A or B and C
b)
Not C
c)
A or B
d)
B and C or A
85.
Answer the question in the image
a)
5
b)
2
c)
7
d)
3
86.
Answer the question in the image
a)
10
b)
14
c)
21
d)
17
87.
What is the answer to the question in the image?
a)
18
b)
20
c)
29
d)
25
88.
Which region(s) represent students that enjoy swimming and tennis?
a)
B
b)
D
c)
B and D
d)
A and C
89.
Identify each region of the venn diagram that represents students who play only the clarinet and oboe.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
90.
How many students took the survey?
a)
32
b)
47
c)
53
d)
56
91.
How many senior boys play football or wrestle?
a)
9
b)
21
c)
30
d)
39
92.
How many senior boys play football but do not wrestle?
a)
9
b)
12
c)
18
d)
104
93.
What does the shaded portion of the Venn diagram represent?
a)
Band and Art
b)
Only Art
c)
Band or Art
d)
Neither
94.
What does the shaded region of the Venn diagram represent?
a)
P or S
b)
Only P or S
c)
P and S
d)
Only P and S
95.
Determine whether the following scenarios are a permutation or a combination:
Selecting a lead and an understudy for a school play.
Selecting a lead and an understudy for a school play.
a)
Combination
b)
Permutation
96.
In how many ways can 3 different vases be arranged on a tray?
a)
3
b)
9
c)
6
d)
12
97.
How many ways can you arrange 2 letters from the word
S Q U A R E?
S Q U A R E?
a)
30
b)
140
c)
320
d)
45
98.
How many outfits are possible with 5 pairs of jeans, 8 t-shirts, and 2 pairs of shoes?
a)
15
b)
40
c)
80
d)
10
99.
There are 6 roads from Ponder to Justin, 2 roads from Justin to Halslet, and 3 roads from Haslet to Saginaw. How many possible routes are there from Ponder to Saginaw using only these roads and no backtracking?
a)
12
b)
11
c)
18
d)
36
100.
How many 5-digit (numerical) passwords are possible for the school email system if the first digit cannot be 0?
a)
11,424,400
b)
10,967,424
c)
9000
d)
90,000
101.
A team of 17 volleyball players needs to choose three players to refill the water cooler. How many different ways can the players be chosen?
a)
3360
b)
560
c)
4080
d)
680
102.
Find the possibilities when a group of 15 people are going to run a race. The top 5 finishers advance to the finals.
a)
1.3 x 1012
b)
120
c)
3003
d)
360,360
103.
How many ways can you choose a manager and assistant from a 9-person task force?
a)
81
b)
18
c)
72
104.
Members of 6 different school organizations decorated floats for the homecoming parade. How many different ways can first, second, and third prize be awarded?
a)
18
b)
120
c)
36
105.
How would you solve?
From the 20 DVD's you purchased this past year, you plan to take five with you on vacation. How many different sets of five DVD's can you take?
From the 20 DVD's you purchased this past year, you plan to take five with you on vacation. How many different sets of five DVD's can you take?
a)
Permutation
b)
Combination
c)
Factorial
d)
MPC
106.
How many 2-digit numbers can you make using the digits 1, 2, 3, & 4 without repeating the digits?
a)
90
b)
100
c)
12
d)
24
107.
Permutation, combination, or neither?
Rob and Mary are planning trips to 9 countries this year. There are 13 countries they would like to visit. They are deciding which countries to skip.
Rob and Mary are planning trips to 9 countries this year. There are 13 countries they would like to visit. They are deciding which countries to skip.
a)
combination
b)
permutation
c)
neither
108.
Permutation, combination, or neither?
The batting order for seven players on a 12 person team.
The batting order for seven players on a 12 person team.
a)
combination
b)
permutation
c)
neither
109.
P(1 and A)
a)
1/16
b)
1/10
c)
4/16
d)
1/4
110.
P(odd and A)
a)
1/4
b)
1/2
c)
2/5
d)
1/8
111.
Mr. Semo is making a histogram to show the scores on the last science test. He first lists the scores in a stem-and-leaf plot. How many units tall should the bar be for the interval 70-79?
a)
2
b)
5
c)
9
d)
11
112.
Charlene made a line plot to graph the ages of employees in an outdoor advertising company Suppose Charlene wants to display this data in a histogram with the bars labeled in the following ages: 20–24, 25–29, 30–34, and 35–39. How tall will the 25–29 bar be?
a)
10
b)
11
c)
12
d)
14
113.
The tree diagram shows the outcomes of rolling a die and flipping a coin.
How many total outcomes are there?
How many total outcomes are there?
a)
6
b)
12
c)
24
d)
36
114.
The tree diagram shows the outcomes of rolling a die and flipping a coin.
What is the probability of rolling an even number and flipping a head?
What is the probability of rolling an even number and flipping a head?
a)
3/12
b)
1/2
c)
4/12
d)
0/12
115.
How many total outfit options are represented?
a)
12
b)
22
c)
3
116.
Which of the following situations is represented by this tree diagram?
a)
3 shirt options, 6 pants options, and 12 shoe options
b)
3 shirt options, 2 pants options, and 2 shoe options
c)
2 shirt options, 3 pants options, and 1 shoe option
117.
Which shows the sample space for flipping two coins?
a)
H, T
b)
HH, HT, TH, TT
c)
HH, TT
d)
Dime, Nickel
118.
What is the total number of outcomes for picking a cat or dog and choosing the colors black, brown or spotted?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
119.
The tree diagram shows the outcomes of rolling a die and flipping a coin.
What is the probability of rolling an even number and flipping a head?
What is the probability of rolling an even number and flipping a head?
a)
3/12
b)
1/2
c)
4/12
d)
0/12
120.
You flip a nickel three times.
Find the probability that all flips will land on tails.
Find the probability that all flips will land on tails.
a)
1/2
b)
1/4
c)
1/6
d)
1/8
121.
Theoretical Probability is?
a)
What Should happen
b)
What does happen
c)
What Will Happen
d)
What I want to Happen
122.
Experimental Probability is:
a)
What Will happen
b)
What actually happens
c)
What should happen
d)
What I think Happens
123.
You are about to take 6 question test. Each question has 4 possible answer choices. How many ways can you answer the test if you answer each question?
a)
4096
b)
24
c)
1296
d)
10
124.
A menu has 6 different sandwiches, with 3 choices of potato chips, 3 types of salad and 5 different beverages. How many different lunch combinations consisting of a sandwich, chips and beverage can be ordered?
a)
30
b)
17
c)
90
d)
270
125.
Find the total number of outcomes for picking a day of the week and a month of the year.
a)
19
b)
84
c)
60
d)
210
126.
Find the total number of outcomes when choosing between vanilla, strawberry, chocolate or mint chocolate chip ice cream with fudge, butterscotch, strawberry or whipped topping, in a cone or a cup.
a)
16
b)
8
c)
32
d)
3
127.
a)
17.5%
b)
52.5%
c)
7.5%
d)
22.5%
128.
a)
21%
b)
70%
c)
30%
d)
49%
129.
If you spin the spinner twice, what is the probability of getting $100 twice?
a)
1.563%
b)
15.625%
c)
12.5%
d)
28.125%
130.
a)
15.625%
b)
12.5%
c)
28.125%
d)
1.562%
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