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Probability

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 3hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Probability is ...
a)
the chance that some event will occur.
b)
a game that involves coins.
c)
a guarantee.
2.
Experimental Probability is:
a)
What Will happen 
b)
What actually happens
c)
What should happen
d)
What I think Happens
3.
What is an outcome?
a)
The result of an experiment
b)
The chance or likelihood of an event
c)
A fraction, decimal, or a percent
d)
An activity that gives various results
4.
Experimental Probability is:
a)
What Will happen 
b)
What actually happens
c)
What should happen
d)
What I think Happens
5.
Probability can be written as ...
a)
a fraction
b)
a decimal
c)
a percent
d)
all of the above
6.
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
7.
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
8.
P(not A) = 
*Remember to simplify.*
a)
6/8
b)
3/4
c)
2/8
d)
1/4
9.
A likely chance event is closer to what number?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
.5
d)
100
10.
An unlikely chance event is closer to what number?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
11.
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.
12.
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%
13.
A set of all possible outcomes is known as - 
a)
a list
b)
a complement
c)
a sample space
d)
an event
14.

What is the sample space?

a)

6 bears

b)

orange, green, red, white, yellow

c)

unlikely

d)

2 red bears

15.

Action: Choose one sport.

Event: Pick a sport with no ball.

Sample space: football, swimming, baseball, gymnastics

Which outcomes are part of the event?

a)

football

b)

swimming

c)

baseball

d)

gymnastics

16.

Find the experimental probability:

Roll dice: 1, 3, 3, 4, 4

P(1) =

a)

3/5

b)

1/6

c)

2/5

d)

1/5

17.
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)
a)
1/36
b)
2/39
c)
5/41
d)
6/43
18.
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
19.
A day in the year is randomly chosen. Given the day is in the month of December, what is the probability the day is the 25th? (December has 31 total days.)
a)
8.5%
b)
8.84%
c)
80.6%
d)
3.2%
20.
A basket contains four apples and six peaches. You randomly select one piece of fruit and eat it. Then you randomly select another piece of fruit. What is the probability that both pieces of fruit are apples.
a)
2/15
b)
3/17
c)
1/19
d)
6/21
21.
A certain brand of TV has a 50% chance of being defective. Which model could be used to determine the probability that when two TVs are chosen, they will both be defective?
a)
spin a spinner with 4 equal sections
b)
roll a die twice
c)
flip a coin twice
d)
flip a coin, then roll a die
22.
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
23.
If you choose from the following M & M colors, what is the probability that you choose blue?
5 green
6 yellow
8 blue
7 brown
a)
8/26
b)
4/13
c)
8/25
d)
1/3
24.
What is an outcome?
a)
The result of an experiment
b)
The chance or likelihood of an event
c)
A fraction, decimal, or a percent
d)
An activity that gives various results
25.

What is the P( not purple) on this spinner?

a)

2/5

b)

1/5

c)

4/5

d)

3/5

26.
Find the probability of rolling a 7 on a single die.
a)
1/6
b)
7/6
c)
0
d)
7/7
27.
What is the probability of spinning green?
a)
0
b)
1/4
c)
1/2
d)
3/4
28.
What is the probability of spinning red?
a)
0
b)
5/12
c)
1/2
d)
3/4
29.

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)

1/6

c)

5/7

d)

25/26

30.

The letters that form the word MATHEMATICS are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a letter that is a vowel?

a)

7/11

b)

4/11

c)

2/11

d)

5/26

31.
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
32.
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%
33.

What is the probability of flipping a coin

3 times and getting 3 heads?

a)

1/8

b)

1/4

c)

1/2

d)

3/4

34.

You pick a marble from this bag.

What is the probability you will choose either a black or white marble?

a)

3/5

b)

9/100

c)

1/10

d)

2/5

35.

In a drawer, there are 6 white socks, 4 black socks, and 2 brown socks. You pick out a sock, replace it, then pick out a 2nd sock. What is the probability that you will pick a brown, then black sock?

a)

1/11

b)

1/18

c)

1/36

d)

2/33

36.

You roll two die.

What is the probability you will roll a 4, then roll a number less than 3?

a)

1/36

b)

1/18

c)

1/9

d)

1/6

37.
What is the probability of rolling a cube and having it land as a six?
a)
1/6
b)
5/6
c)
1/3
d)
1/2
38.
What is the probability of rolling a cube and having land as an odd number?
a)
3/4
b)
1/3
c)
1/2
d)
2/5
39.
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
40.
A coin and a number cube with the numbers 1 through 6 are tossed. What is the probability of the coin showing tails and the number cube showing the number 3? 
a)
1/12
b)
1/4
c)
1/8
d)
1/2