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classic probability

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The number of sample space when rolling two dice simultaneously.

a)

A. 16

b)

B. 36

c)

C. 26

d)

D. 46

2.

"Getting an even number when rolling a die" is an example of _______.

a)

A. Experiment

b)

B. Event

c)

C. Sample Space

d)

D. Sample Point

3.

It is the process of making an observation that leads to a well-defined result called outcome.

a)

A. Event

b)

B. Sample Space

c)

C. Sample Point

d)

D. Experiment

4.

Choosing a month from a year, what is the probability of selecting a month with 31 days?

a)

A. 1/12

b)

B. 3/12

c)

C. 5/12

d)

D. 7/12

5.

Grade 8-Mathenik of a certain junior high school has 32 students, 22 are girls and 10 are boys. What is the probability of choosing a girl randomly to recite in their English class?

a)

A. 5/16

b)

B. 11/16

c)

C. 10/32

d)

D. 20/32

6.

If there are 6 red pens and 4 black pens in a box, what is the probability of getting a red pen if one will be picked at random?

a)

A. 1/5

b)

B. 2/5

c)

C. 3/5

d)

D. 4/5

7.

What is the probability of getting an Ace from a standard deck of playing cards?

a)

A. 1/13

b)

B. 4/13

c)

C. 1/52

d)

D. 2/52

8.

When a single die is rolled, what is the probability of getting a number less than 7?

a)

A. 0

b)

B. 1/4

c)

C. 1/2

d)

D. 1

9.

If a letter is chosen at random from the word PERSEVERANCE, what is the probability that the letter chosen is E?

a)

A. 1/12

b)

B. 3/12

c)

C. 1/3

d)

D. 3/4

10.

A box contains 7 red marbles, 2 orange marbles, 4 yellow marbles, 4 green marbles and 3 blue marbles. What is the probability of drawing out an orange marble?

a)

A. 1/10

b)

B. 2/10

c)

C. 3/20

d)

D. 1/20

11.

A spinner is divided equally and numbered as follows: 1,2,2,3,3,4,1,1,2,4,1,2,3,4,1,2. What is the probability that the pointer will stop at an even prime number?

a)

A. 2/16

b)

B. 3/16

c)

C. 4/16

d)

D. 5/16

12.

A cereal company puts a colored ring in each box of cereal. There are 6 different ring colors. The colors of the rings in each of 50 cereal boxes are shown in the table. What is the probability that the next cereal box will contain a blue OR a yellow ring?

a)


16\frac{1}{6}

b)

25\frac{2}{5}

c)

35\frac{3}{5}

d)

23\frac{2}{3}

13.

Meghan was doing a science fair project by surveying her biology class. She found that of the 30 students in the class, 15 had brown hair and 17 had blue eyes and 5 had neither brown hair nor blue eyes. How many students have brown hair and blue eyes?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

7

d)

8

14.

Henry has a fair number pyramid with four faces and a spinner with three equal-sized colored sections.  What is the probability that the number pyramid will land on three AND the spinner will stop on blue?

a)


 112\frac{1}{12}  

b)

 312\frac{3}{12}  

c)

 412\frac{4}{12}  

d)

 712\frac{7}{12}  

15.
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
16.
Find the probability of rolling a 7 on a single die.
a)
1/6
b)
7/6
c)
0
d)
7/7
17.
If a stone is dropped at random on the arrangement of tiles shown, what is the probability the stone lands on a black tile?
a)
5/9
b)
4/9
c)
1/2
d)
1/9
18.

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

19.
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%
20.

Kaylee has 1 red, 3 blue, 2 brown, 5 black, 1 purple, and 4 pairs of pink flip-flops in her closet. Assuming she always replaces them, what is the probability that she will choose a blue pair on Monday and a pink pair on Tuesday?

a)

3/8

b)

4/75

c)

3/64

d)

15/32

21.
Victor picks a card at random. Without putting the first card back, he picks a second card at random.
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
22.
Probability can be written as ...
a)
a fraction
b)
a decimal
c)
a percent
d)
all of the above
23.
P(not A) = 
*Remember to simplify.*
a)
6/8
b)
3/4
c)
2/8
d)
1/4
24.

Possible results of an event

a)

outcomes

b)

compound event

c)

simple event

d)

probability

25.
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.
26.
What is P(not sport)?
a)
24/50
b)
26/50
c)
3/50
d)
23/50
27.
The likelihood that an event will NOT occur is known as its - 
a)
complement
b)
sample space
c)
opposite
d)
trial
28.
Probability is between which two numbers?
a)
0-100
b)
5-10
c)
0-1
29.
What is the probability of spinning red?
a)
0
b)
5/12
c)
1/2
d)
3/4
30.
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