Free Printable Simple Probability

1.

The letters that form the word ALGEBRA are placed in a bowl.

What is the probability of choosing a letter that is NOT “A”?

a)

$\frac{2}{7}$

b)

$\frac{5}{49}$

c)

$\frac{5}{7}$

d)

$\frac{10}{49}$

2.

What is the probability of spinning an EVEN number?

a)

16 $\frac{2}{3}$ %

b)

33 $\frac{1}{3}$ %

c)

50%

d)

75%

3.

What is the probability of selecting an orange candy?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

4.

What is the probability of selecting a brown M&M from this bowl?

4 yellow, 6 orange, 2 brown, 3 green, 5 blue

a)

$\frac{2}{18}$

b)

$\frac{1}{9}$

c)

$\frac{2}{20}$

d)

$\frac{1}{10}$

5.

a)

0%

b)

$\frac{1}{4}$ or 25%

c)

$\frac{1}{2}$ or 50%

d)

100%

6.

a)

0%

b)

$\frac{1}{4}$ or 25%

c)

$\frac{1}{2}$ or 50%

d)

100%

7.

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)

$\frac{8}{26}$

b)

$\frac{4}{13}$

c)

$\frac{8}{25}$

d)

$\frac{1}{3}$

8.

What is the probability of spinning a number less than 5?

a)

$16\frac{2}{3}$ %

b)

33 $\frac{1}{3}$ %

c)

66 $\frac{2}{3}$ %

d)

83 $\frac{1}{3}$ %

9.

What is the probability of spinning a red OR a yellow?

(Remember, both colors make me happy!)

a)

$\frac{1}{8}$

b)

$\frac{1}{16}$

c)

$\frac{1}{2}$

d)

$\frac{1}{3}$

10.

Find the probability of NOT rolling a 2 on a single die.

a)

1/6

b)

2/6

c)

5/6

d)

2

11.

What is the probability of spinning green?

a)

0

b)

$\frac{1}{4}$

c)

$\frac{1}{2}$

d)

$\frac{3}{4}$

12.

Is it certain or impossible for the spinner to land on orange?

a)

imposssible

b)

certain

13.

To put a fraction in simplest form, what do you do to the numerator and denominator?

a)

subtract both by same number

b)

divide both by the same number

c)

add the same number to both

d)

multiply both by the same number

14.

Reduce the fraction to simplest form

$\frac{2}{8}$

a)

$\frac{1}{4}$

b)

$\frac{8}{32}$

c)

$\frac{1}{2}$

d)

$\frac{4}{16}$

15.

Reduce the fraction to simplest form
$\frac{3}{12}$

a)

$\frac{1}{2}$

b)

$\frac{1}{4}$

c)

$\frac{6}{24}$

d)

$\frac{3}{4}$

16.

Reduce the fraction to simplest form

$\frac{4}{16}$

a)

$\frac{1}{3}$

b)

$\frac{1}{2}$

c)

$\frac{1}{4}$

d)

$\frac{1}{5}$

17.

Reduce the fraction to simplest form
$\frac{5}{20}$

a)

$\frac{1}{2}$

b)

$\frac{3}{4}$

c)

$\frac{1}{4}$

d)

$\frac{1}{5}$

18.

Reduce the fraction. Simplest Form

8/32

a)

$\frac{1}{4}$

b)

$\frac{1}{2}$

c)

$\frac{6}{8}$

d)

$\frac{4}{16}$

19.

Reduce the fraction to simplest form
$\frac{10}{40}$

a)

$\frac{1}{2}$

b)

$\frac{5}{8}$

c)

$\frac{1}{4}$

d)

$\frac{5}{20}$

20.

Reduce the fraction to simplest form
$\frac{6}{24}$

a)

$\frac{1}{8}$

b)

$\frac{2}{3}$

c)

$\frac{1}{2}$

d)

$\frac{1}{4}$

Simple Probability

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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