WorksheetsSimple Probability
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 58mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the probability of spinning an even number?
a)
16 2/3%
b)
33 1/3%
c)
50%
d)
75%
2.
Find the probability of rolling greater than a 1 on a single die.
a)
6/6
b)
5/6
c)
4/6
d)
1/6
3.
Find the probability of not rolling a 2 on a single die.
a)
1/6
b)
2/6
c)
5/6
d)
2
4.
Find the probability of rolling a 7 on a single die.
a)
1/6
b)
7/6
c)
0
d)
7/7
5.
Probability can be between what two numbers?
a)
10 and 20
b)
0 and 100
c)
0 and 1
d)
All Numbers are possible
6.
What is the probability of rolling 15 with a pair of dice?
a)
impossible
b)
unlikely
c)
equally likely
d)
likely
7.
What is the probability of spinning red?
a)
0
b)
1/2
c)
3/4
d)
1
8.
What is the probability of spinning green?
a)
0
b)
1/4
c)
1/2
d)
3/4
9.
What is the probability of spinning red?
a)
0
b)
5/12
c)
1/2
d)
3/4
10.
What is the probability of spinning green or blue?
a)
0
b)
5/12
c)
1/2
d)
3/4
11.
Find the experimental probability:
Roll dice: 1, 3, 3, 4, 4
P(1) =
Roll dice: 1, 3, 3, 4, 4
P(1) =
a)
3/5
b)
1/6
c)
2/5
d)
1/5
12.
What is the probability of selecting an orange candy?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
13.
The probability of an event occurring, P(A), can be expressed as a fraction, decimal, or percent.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
An unlikely chance event is closer to what number?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
15.
The letters that form the word MATHEMATICS are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a "M"?
a)
8/121
b)
4/11
c)
2/11
d)
4/121
16.
What is the probability of flipping a coin and getting tails?
a)
1/2
b)
1/3
c)
1/4
d)
Never, Tails never fails.
17.
A likelihood of zero is also known as...
a)
impossible
b)
certain
c)
likely
d)
equally likely
18.
A likelihood of 1 is also known as...
a)
Certain
b)
Impossible
c)
Likely
d)
Unlikely
19.
A likelihood of 1/2 is also known as...
a)
Equally likely
b)
Impossible
c)
Certain
d)
Likely
20.
An unlikely event could be which fraction?
a)
1/2
b)
0
c)
1/4
d)
3/4
21.
A likely event could be which percentage?
a)
25%
b)
75%
c)
50%
d)
100%
22.
Rolling a 15 on a number cube is
a)
Impossible
b)
Certain
c)
Unlikely
d)
Equally Likely
23.
Theoretical Probability is:
a)
What Will happen
b)
What actually happens
c)
What should happen
d)
What I think Happens
24.
Experimental Probability is:
a)
What Will happen
b)
What actually happens
c)
What should happen
d)
What I think Happens
25.
If I flip a coin 10 times, how many times should I get heads?
a)
1
b)
10
c)
3
d)
5
26.
The theoretical probability of rolling an even number on a dice.
a)
3/6
b)
1/2
c)
1/6
d)
5/6
27.
There are 23 marbles, each a different color in a bag. One of them is pink. What is the probability of reaching in to the bag, without looking, and selecting a pink marble?
a)
1/22
b)
1/23
c)
23/1
28.
What is the probability of spinning the spinner and landing on 7
a)
6/8
b)
1/8
c)
7/8
d)
8/8
29.
What is the probability of picking a brown marble from the bag?
a)
3/10
b)
1/10
c)
0
d)
1
30.
What is probability?
a)
A number between zero and one
b)
The chance or the likelihood of an event happening
c)
The favorable outcomes divided by all the possible outcomes.
d)
All of the choices are true.
31.
A bag has 3 red marbles, 2 blue marbles, 1 yellow marble and 4 green marbles. What is the theoretical probability of pulling a red?
a)
3/10
b)
3/9
c)
1/9
d)
1/3
32.
A bag contains 5 quarters, 2 dimes, and 4 pennies. What is the probability of picking a quarter?
a)
5/11
b)
5/6
c)
1/3
d)
5
33.
Find the P(red) marble.
a)
9/11
b)
9/20
c)
11/9
d)
20/9
34.
What is the probability of choosing a vowel from the alphabet?
a)
21/26
b)
5/26
c)
1/21
d)
7/21
35.
What is the probability of spinning the spinner and landing on a number
a)
1/2
b)
0
c)
5/8
d)
1
36.
A die is rolled. What is the probability that the result is less than 3 ?
a)
1/2
b)
1/3
c)
1/4
d)
1/6
37.
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
100 %
