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9-2 Intro to probability

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

The following M & M colors are in the bowl:

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

What is the probability of selecting a brown candy?

a)

2/18

b)

1/9

c)

1/10

3.

Theoretical P(King)

a)

2/8

b)

1/8

c)

3/8

d)

1/4

4.
The probability of an event occurring, P(A), can be expressed as a fraction, decimal, or percent.
a)
True
b)
False
5.

a situation involving doing the activity that leads to results or outcomes.

a)

complement

b)

outcome

c)

dependent

d)

experimental

6.

There are 6 boys and 8 girls in a classroom. What is the probability that the teacher randomly selects a boy?

a)

8/6

b)

6/8

c)

3/7

d)

8/14

7.

What is the sample space?

a)

6 bears

b)

orange, green, red, white, yellow

c)

2 red, 1 green, 1 orange, 1 yellow, 1 white

d)

2 , 1, 1, 1, 1

8.
What is the probability of spinning an even number? 
a)
16 2/3%
b)
33 1/3%
c)
50%
d)
75%
9.

What is the probability of spinning a 2 when spinning 25 times?

a)

1/5

b)

1/10

c)

1/25

d)

2/5

10.
What is the probability of selecting an orange candy?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
11.

P (not green) =

a)

10/12

b)

5/6

c)

10

d)

12

12.

If the probability of drawing a short straw is 3/10 and there are 100 straws in all, how many short straws must there be?

a)

3

b)

10

c)

13

d)

30

13.

The probability of a car having a defect when coming off the assembly line is 3/1000 . Last year 12 cars had defects. How many cars were manufactured in total last year?

a)

1000

b)

2000

c)

3000

d)

4000

14.

The experimental probability that Jonah will catch a fly ball is equal to 7/8. About what percent of the time will Jonah catch a fly ball?

a)

55%

b)

66%

c)

77%

d)

88%

15.

Ariana's Office Supply shop sells 2 types of notebooks. Each notebook is offered in red, blue, or yellow. If a notebook is selected at random, how many different possibilities are in the sample space?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

16

16.

Kyleigh saw 10 blue, 8 red, and 42 white cars drive by her house in 1 hour. What is the experimental probability that the next car the drives by her house will not be a white car?

a)

.5

b)

.6

c)

.3

d)

.7

17.

The bar graph shows the results of spinning the spinner 200 times. What is the experimental probability of landing on a 3?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

A coin is tossed 18 times. It lands on heads 12 times. What is the experimental probability of the coin landing on tails? simplify the fraction!

a)
b)
c)
19.

Tammy rolled a die five times.

Here is what she got on her five rolls: 1, 3, 3, 4, & 4

Find the experimental probability:

P(3) =

a)

3/5

b)

1/6

c)

2/5

d)

1/3

20.

Jason rolls a die 14 times.. What is the Experimental probability that he will roll a 1 or 6?

a)

1/3

b)

1/4

c)

3/7

d)

1/8