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Probability of simple events

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

bag contains 5 red marbles, 2 green marbles, and 4 white marbles. What is the probability of picking a green marbles?

a)

5/11

b)

2/11

c)

4/11

d)

6/11

2.
What is the probability of spinning the spinner and having it land on RED?
a)
⅓
b)
½
c)
⅔
d)
⅚
3.

You spin the spinner 1 time.


What is P(7)?

a)

1%

b)

50%

c)

20%

d)

25%

4.

You flip a coin.


What is P(heads)?

a)

50%

b)

1%

c)

25%

d)

100%

5.

Cindy owns 7 t-shirts, 2 of which are gray. If Cindy randomly selects a t-shirt to wear, what is the probability it will be gray?

a)

2/7

b)

5/7

c)

7/7

d)

1/7

6.

You pick a card at random.


What is P(5)?

a)

3/1

b)

3/4

c)

1/4

d)

1

7.

You roll a 6-sided die.


What is P(3)?

a)

1/6

b)

1/3

c)

3/6

d)

6

8.

There are 15 pieces of fruit in a basket, including 3 oranges. What is the probability that a randomly selected piece of fruit will be an orange?

a)

1/5

b)

3/5

c)

5/15

d)

3/10

9.
A die is rolled. What is the probability that the result is less than 3 ?
a)
1/2
b)
1/3
c)
1/4
d)
1/6
10.

You tossed a five-peso coin five times and you got heads each time. You tossed again and still a head turned up. Do you think the coin is biased? Why?

a)

I think the coin is biased because it favored the heads.

b)

I think the coins is biased because it is expected to turn up tail for the next experiments.

c)

I think the coin is not biased because both faces of the coin have equal chances of turning up.

d)

I think the coin is not biased because the probability of turning heads is 3/4 while that of tails is only 1/4.