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INDEPENDENT PROBABILITY QUIZ

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A regular 6-sided die is to be rolled one time. What is the probability that the number 5 is rolled?

a)

1/5

b)

5/6

c)

1/6

d)

6/5

2.

A regular 6-sided die is to be rolled once. What is the probability that a number less than 3 is rolled?

a)

1/3

b)

1/6

c)

1/2

d)

2/3

3.

There are 3 red marbles, 4 blue marbles, 2 green marbles, and 6 clear marbles in a burlap bag. One marble is randomly pulled from the bag. What is the probability the marble was green?

a)

1/2

b)

1/7

c)

2/15

d)

2/17

4.
A bag contains 9 green marbles, 5 yellow marbles and 6 red marbles.  You choose one marble.   What is the probability of selecting a green or red marble?  Do you add or multiply probabilities?
a)
Add
b)
Multiply
5.

What is the probability of spinning a shade of blue?

a)

1/5

b)

2/5

c)

3/5

d)

4/6

6.

If Mariana spins this spinner, she will MOST likely land on –

a)

orange

b)

blue

c)

red

d)

yellow

7.

Miss Riley is giving out candy. She has tootsie rolls, dumdums, and jolly ranchers. What is the likelihood that someone will get smarties?

a)

certain

b)

likely

c)

unlikely

d)

impossible

8.

Jamie is picking a marble from a jar. There are 10 green marbles and 10 yellow marbles. What is the likelihood of Jamie picking a yellow marble?

a)

certain

b)

likely

c)

unlikely

d)

impossible

e)

equally likely

9.
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
10.
What is the probability of choosing the letter
i from the word probability?
a)
1/10
b)
2/11
c)
2/2
d)
1/10
11.
Is the spinner more likely or less likely to land
on green than yellow?
a)
more likely
b)
less likely
12.
What is the probability of the spinner landing on an odd number?
a)
4/8
b)
4/4
c)
1/4
d)
1/3
13.
Which color marble is least likely to be pulled from the jar?
a)
Green 
b)
Red
c)
Blue
d)
Yellow
14.

If you flip a coin, what is the probability that it will land on heads?

a)

1/4

b)

1/8

c)

1/2

d)

1/3

15.
Probability is ...
a)
the chance that some event will occur.
b)
a game that involves coins.
c)
a guarantee.