Free Printable Probability

1.

A bag contains 5 blue marbles, 4 red marbles, and 3 orange marbles. Mrs. Cox picks one without looking, replaces it and picks another one. What is the probability that she picks two that are not orange?

a)

9/16

b)

3/4

c)

9/144

d)

5/16

2.

You have a bag of 17 marbles. Four are blue, 6 are green, 2 are red, and the others are yellow. What is the probability of drawing a green marble, putting it aside, and then drawing another green marble?

a)

15/136

b)

30/289

c)

Other

3.

In the game that Tony is playing, there is a 1/8 chance the spinner will land on red and a 3/8 chance that the spinner will land on yellow. What is the probability that Tony will NOT spin red, then will spin red?

a)

7/64

b)

7/16

c)

Other

4.

A number cube is rolled twice. What is the probability of getting a 6 on the first roll, then a number less than 5 on the second roll?

a)

2/3

b)

5/36

c)

1/9

d)

1/36

5.

Ricardo has the spinner pictured here and a bag of marbles filled with 2 red marbles, 3 green marbles, and 3 blue marbles. What is the probability that Ricardo spins red on the spinner and picks a red marble out of the bag?

a)

1 ⁄ 16

b)

1 ⁄ 2

c)

1 ⁄ 4

d)

1 ⁄ 8

6.

Lucy has the spinner pictured and spins it twice in a row. What is the probability that she lands on blue first and then on yellow or green?

a)

1 / 16

b)

1 ⁄ 6

c)

1 ⁄ 8

d)

3 ⁄ 4

7.

You have a bag of 17 marbles. Four are blue, 6 are green, 2 are red, and the others are yellow. What is the probability of drawing a red marble, putting it aside, and then drawing a green marble?

a)

1/136

b)

2/17

c)

3/68

8.

Jamie has 3 raffle tickets. One hundred tickets were sold. Her name was not drawn for the first prize. What is the probability that her name will be drawn for the second prize?

a)

1/3

b)

1/33

c)

3/100

d)

2/99

9.

You roll a six sided die. What is the probability of rolling an even number three times in a row?

a)

3/100

b)

1/2

c)

1/6

d)

1/8

10.

A chorus has 50 girls and 35 boys. If two are chosen at random to sing a duet, what is the probability that both will be boys? HINT: You can not have the same person twice in a duet

a)

1/6

b)

7/17

c)

3/8

d)

13/25

11.

A coin and a number cube with the numbers 1 through 6 are tossed. What is the probability of the coin showing tails and the number cube showing the number 3?

a)

1/12

b)

1/4

c)

1/8

d)

1/2

12.

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)

$\frac{10}{49}$

13.

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)

$\frac{1}{10}$

14.

a)

0%

b)

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

c)

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

d)

100%

15.

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 $\frac{1}{3}$ %

16.

What is the probability of spinning green?

a)

0

b)

$\frac{1}{4}$

c)

$\frac{1}{2}$

d)

$\frac{3}{4}$

17.

A ten sided die is rolled.

P (3 or 5)

a)

3/10

b)

1/5

c)

1/10

d)

25%

18.

A box has 3 limes, 5 grapes, and 2 oranges.

P (NOT lime)

a)

3/10

b)

30%

c)

7/10

d)

Answer Not Here

19.

A box has 6 red pens, 8 black pens, 2 blue pens, and 4 purple pens.

P(NOT red or blue)

a)

3/5

b)

2/5

c)

3/10

d)

7/10

20.

What is the probability of flipping tails two times in a row?

a)

3/8

b)

1/4

c)

5/8

d)

Answer Not Here

21.

What is the likelihood of getting yellow?

a)

1 out of 12

b)

1 out of 8

c)

3 out of 12

d)

5 out of 7

22.

In his Halloween bag, Jack got 3 Twix, 8 Snickers, 5 Lollipops, and 4 Reese’s. Jack pulls candy out of his bag at random. What is the probability of Jack pulling out a Twix or a Snickers on one try?

a)

$\frac{11}{20}$

b)

$\frac{24}{20}$

c)

$\frac{11}{40}$

d)

$\frac{24}{400}$

23.

Probability is ...

a)

the chance that some event will occur.

b)

a game that involves coins.

c)

a guarantee.

24.

Probability can be written as ...

a)

a fraction

b)

a decimal

c)

a percent

d)

all of the above

25.

A jar contains 2 pink, 6 red, and 4 blue marbles. If you pick one marble without looking, what is the probability that the marble you pick will be red or blue?

a)

5/6

b)

1/2

c)

1/3

d)

1/6

26.

What is the probability of selecting an orange candy?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

27.

Look at the dartboard.
A boy is playing darts with his friends. What is the probability that his dart will land in an unshaded square?

a)

12/25

b)

13/25

c)

10/25

d)

11/25

28.

What is the probability for the spinner to land on orange?

a)

Impossible

b)

Unlikely

c)

Likely

d)

Certain

29.

Which color marble is unlikely to be pulled from the jar?

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)

Blue

30.

What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece of candy?

a)

3 out of 12

b)

3 out of 3

c)

3 out of 9

d)

4 out of 10

31.

Is it likely, unlikely, certain or impossible to select a red marble from a box of 12 red marbles?

a)

Impossible

b)

Unlikely

c)

Likely

d)

Certain

32.

Is it unlikely, likely, equally likely, or impossible to roll 5 when you roll a die one time?

a)

Unlikely

b)

Likely

c)

Equally Likely

d)

Impossible

33.

Is it likely, unlikely, equally likely, or impossible to select a boy on a field trip from group of 35 students with 12 girls and 23 boys?

a)

Likely

b)

Unlikely

c)

Equally Likely

d)

Impossible

34.

Is it likely, unlikely, certain or impossible to select of red marble from a box of marbles that have 12 white marbles?

a)

Likely

b)

Unlikely

c)

Certain

d)

Impossible

35.

Are you likely or unlikely to do well on your math test if you practice and study before, give your best effort, and work out all your problems on your test?

a)

Likely

b)

Unlikely

36.

Celine spins the spinner one time. Which of the following best describes the chances that the spinner will land on red?

a)

Impossible

b)

Unlikely

c)

Likely

d)

Certain

37.

Leonard has a bag of 12 yellow marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 1 red marble. What is the probability that he will reach in and pull out a red marble?

a)

Impossible

b)

Unlikely

c)

Likely

d)

Certain

38.

Vins spins the spinner one time. Which of the following best describes the chances that the spinner will land on the number 9?

a)

Impossible

b)

Unlikely

c)

Even Chance

d)

Likely

39.

Evan's teacher put forty green pencils in a bag. Which of the following best describes the chance that Evan will pull out a green pencil?

a)

Impossible

b)

Unlikely

c)

Likely

d)

Certain

40.

If Aryanah spins this spinner, she will MOST likely land on ___

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Blue

d)

Orange

41.

Which item is impossible for Ynigo to choose out of the prize box?

a)

Ball

b)

Block

c)

Candy

d)

Cupcake

42.

In conclusion, probability is ...

a)

The chance that some event will occur.

b)

A game that involves coins.

c)

A guarantee.

43.

For 5 pts.

1. Why is it important to study probability?

4 lines

44.

Probability is defined as...

a)

...the likelihood that an event will occur.

b)

...a game that involves coins.

c)

...a guarantee.

45.

A poll asked 25 people which gift was their favorite.

The gift of _____ had a probability of 4/25 of being picked.

a)

Flowers

b)

Perfume

c)

Jewelry

d)

Clothes

46.

Find P(red marble)...

a)

3/10

b)

3/9

c)

1/9

d)

1/3

47.

The spinner is spun 20 times. Predict how many times the spinner should land on blue.

a)

0 times

b)

5 times

c)

10 times

d)

20 times

48.

A jar contains 2 pink, 6 red, and 4 blue marbles. If you pick one marble without looking, what is the probability that the marble you pick will be red or blue?

a)

5/6

b)

1/2

c)

1/3

d)

1/6

49.

You flip a coin 20 times and record the results. Is this experimental or theoretical probability?

a)

Experimental

b)

Theoretical

50.

In a bag with 36 skittles, 12 are red, 9 are green, 3 are purple, 5 are orange, and 7 are yellow. What is the probability of pulling out a red skittle OR an orange skittle?

(a)

51.

When adding fractions, they must have a common _____

a)

denominator

b)

numerator

c)

brother

d)

math class

52.

$\frac{3}{5}+\frac{2}{3\ }=$

a)

$\frac{8}{15}$

b)

$1\frac{5}{8}$

c)

$\frac{19}{30}$

d)

$1\ \frac{4}{15}$

53.

What is the probability of pulling out an orange marble OR a green marble?

a)

$\frac{3}{5}$

b)

$\frac{5}{6}$

c)

$\frac{1}{2}$

d)

$\frac{1}{4}$

54.

What is the probability of NOT pulling an orange marble?

a)

$\frac{3}{4}$

b)

$\frac{5}{6}$

c)

$\frac{2}{3}$

d)

$\frac{1}{6}$

55.

On a six sided die, what is the probability of rolling a 3 OR a number greater than 4?

a)

$\frac{1}{2}$

b)

$\frac{5}{6}$

c)

$\frac{2}{3}$

d)

$\frac{1}{3}$

56.

While working at concession stand, Jedd records the type of drink that people order. Based on these results, what is the probability that a person who orders a drink orders a hot cocoa?

a)

4%

b)

25%

c)

35%

d)

40%

57.

What is the probability of spinning the spinner and landing on a number greater than 6 OR less than 7?

a)

$\frac{2}{8}$

b)

0

c)

1

d)

$\frac{6}{8}$

58.

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)

$\frac{10}{49}$

59.

What is the probability of spinning an EVEN number?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

50%

d)

75%

60.

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)

$\frac{1}{10}$

61.

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

62.

An event has a 0% chance of happening. This event is ___.

a)

Impossible

b)

Unlikely

c)

As likely as not

d)

Likely

e)

Certain

63.

An event has a 50% chance of happening. This event is ___.

a)

Impossible

b)

Unlikely

c)

As likely as not

d)

Likely

e)

Certain

64.

The likelihood of an event happening is _________.

a)

percentage

b)

probability

c)

parallel

d)

predictions

65.

An event has a 75% chance of happening. This event is ___.

a)

Impossible

b)

Unlikely

c)

As likely as not

d)

Likely

e)

Certain

66.

An event has a 100% chance of happening. This event is ___.

a)

Impossible

b)

Unlikely

c)

As likely as not

d)

Likely

e)

Certain

67.

When figuring the probability of an event, what number goes on top of your fraction?

a)

The number of the desired event

b)

The total number of choices possible

c)

The event that happens most

d)

The event that happens least

68.

When figuring the probability of an event, what number goes on bottom of your fraction?

a)

The number of the desired event

b)

The total number of choices possible

c)

The event that happens most

d)

The event that happens least

69.

A spinner has 4 sections: 1 red, 1 blue, 1 green, 1 yellow. What is the probability that you spin and land on blue?

a)

1/2

b)

1/4

c)

2/4

d)

3/4

70.

A bag has 7 marbles: 2 green, 2 blue, and 3 orange. What is the probability of reaching in and NOT pulling out a green?

a)

2/7

b)

3/7

c)

4/7

d)

5/7

71.

You pick a marble from this bag.

What is the probability you will choose either a black or white marble?

a)

3/5

b)

9/100

c)

1/10

d)

2/5

72.

The probability that it will snow on Christmas Eve is 1/7. What is the probability that it will NOT snow on Christmas Eve?

a)

1/7

b)

6/7

c)

100%

d)

0%

73.

Aidan spun a spinner with 5 equal sections 85 times. Blue was spun 20 times. Find the experimental probability of choosing blue.

a)

$\frac{4}{17}$

b)

5

c)

25%

d)

$\frac{1}{5}$

74.

A bag has 4 white beads, 6 red, 5 yellow, and 5 blue. One is selected, kept, and another is selected. Find P(blue, then yellow)

a)

$\frac{3}{38}$

b)

6.5%

c)

30%

d)

0.60

75.

If I flip a coin and role a dice, how many outcomes are there?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

9

d)

12

76.

In the game that Tony is playing, there is a 1/8 chance the spinner will land on red and a 3/8 chance that the spinner will land on yellow. What is the probability that Tony will NOT spin red, then will spin red?

a)

7/64

b)

7/16

c)

Other

77.

Lucy has the spinner pictured and spins it twice in a row. What is the probability that she lands on blue first and then on yellow or green?

a)

1 / 16

b)

1 ⁄ 6

c)

1 ⁄ 8

d)

3 ⁄ 4

78.

You roll a six sided die. What is the probability of rolling an even number three times in a row?

a)

3/100

b)

1/2

c)

1/6

d)

1/8

79.

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)

$\frac{10}{49}$

80.

Out of those surveyed, what is the probability that the student is a boy who can't bike to school (in simplest form)?

a)

4/30

b)

7/30

c)

2/15

d)

14/30

81.

The probability of something NOT happening is a ...

a)

Complement

b)

Outcome

c)

Empirical Probability

d)

Sub-Set

82.

You pick a marble from this bag.
What is the probability you will choose either a black or white marble?

a)

3/5

b)

9/100

c)

1/10

d)

2/5

83.

Roll a die one time. Find P(even number).

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

3/6

d)

2/6

84.

In his Halloween bag, Jack got 3 Twix, 8 Snickers, 5 Lollipops, and 4 Reese’s. Jack pulls candy out of his bag at random. What is the probability of Jack pulling out a Twix or a Snickers on one try?

a)

$\frac{11}{20}$

b)

$\frac{24}{20}$

c)

$\frac{11}{40}$

d)

$\frac{24}{400}$

85.

Two marbles are randomly drawn from a bag containing 3 purple, 1 blue, and 1 yellow marble. The first marble is blue and is not replaced. Find the probability of drawing a second marble that is purple.

a)

3/5

b)

3/4

c)

3/20

d)

2/5

86.

A jar contains 2 pink, 6 red, and 4 blue marbles. If you pick one marble without looking, what is the probability that the marble you pick will be red or blue?

a)

5/6

b)

1/2

c)

1/3

d)

1/6

87.

P(not A) =

*Remember to simplify.*

a)

2/6

b)

3/4

c)

2/8

d)

1/4

88.

There are 25 counters in a bag: 6 red,
4 white, 7 blue, and 8 yellow. You choose one counter at random. Which color are you least likely to choose?

a)

white

b)

blue

c)

red

d)

yellow

89.

What is the probability of rolling a dice and landing on a 4, and then rolling the dice again and landing on any even number?

a)

1 ⁄ 6

b)

1 ⁄ 8

c)

1 ⁄ 2

d)

1 ⁄ 12

90.

Is the event INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?
You have a jar with 24 pieces of chocolate candy and 14 pieces of orange candy. We take one piece of candy at random from the jar, put it back, and then take a second piece of candy at random from the jar.

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

91.

Is the event INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?

Amy plays card games. She picks a card at random. Then without putting the first card back, she picks a second card at random.

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

92.

Is the event INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?
The spinner is spun twice. What is the probability that it lands on red first and then blue?

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

93.

Which event is not a dependent event?

a)

Picking 2 students to be the line leader and the door holder from a group of 20 students

b)

Picking 2 marbles from a bag without replacing the first marble

c)

Picking 2 crayons from a box without putting any back

d)

Picking an earring, replacing it, then picking a 2nd earring

94.

Suppose two tiles are drawn from the collection shown. The first tile is not replaced before the second tile is drawn. Find P(A and A)

a)

4/225

b)

1/105

c)

3/71

95.

A jar contains 4 white chips, 5 purple chips, and 1 black chip. Chips are selected randomly one at a time, and are not replaced.
P(white, then purple, then black)

a)

1/36

b)

2/39

c)

5/41

d)

6/43

96.

A bag contains 5 blue, 12 green, 9 red, and 4 yellow marbles. What is the probability of pulling a green marble out of the bag?

a)

40%

b)

12%

c)

67%

d)

60%

97.

Colored chips are pulled out of a bag. The results are shown in the table above. Based on the table, what is the probability that you will pull a yellow or red chip out of the bag?

a)

20%

b)

55%

c)

15%

d)

45%

98.

The probability line can be any number from ___ to ___

a)

0 to 1

b)

0 to 50

c)

0 to 75

d)

0 to 99

99.

What is the probability of rolling a 2 with a dice?

a)

1/6

b)

2/6

c)

1/3

d)

1/4

100.

P(even) stands for

a)

Probability of rolling an even number

b)

Probability of rolling an odd number

c)

Probability of not rolling an even number

d)

Probability of not rolling an odd number

101.

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)

1/3

b)

30%

c)

3

d)

1/10

102.

Find the probability of rolling a 7 on a single die.

a)

1/6

b)

7/6

c)

0

d)

7/7

103.

A bag contains 5 blue marbles, 4 red marbles, and 3 orange marbles. Mrs. Cox picks one without looking, replaces it and picks another one. What is the probability that she picks two that are not orange?

a)

9/16

b)

3/4

c)

9/144

d)

5/16

104.

A box has 3 limes, 5 grapes, and 2 oranges.

P (NOT lime)

a)

3/10

b)

30%

c)

7/10

d)

Answer Not Here

105.

A box has 6 red pens, 8 black pens, 2 blue pens, and 4 purple pens.

P(NOT red or blue)

a)

3/5

b)

2/5

c)

3/10

d)

7/10

106.

P(not A) =

*Remember to simplify.*

a)

2/6

b)

3/4

c)

2/8

d)

1/4

107.

The probability line can be any number from ___ to ___

a)

0 to 1

b)

0 to 50

c)

0 to 75

d)

0 to 99

108.

Find the probability of rolling a 7 on a single die.

a)

1/6

b)

7/6

c)

0

d)

7/7

109.

An automobile dealer decides to select a month for its annual sale. Find the probability that it will be September or October.

a)

1/12

b)

1/6

c)

1/4

d)

5/6

110.

If E be an event such that P(E) = 3⁄7, then P(not E) is _______

a)

4⁄7

b)

6⁄7

c)

5⁄7

d)

None of these

111.

Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

a)

17⁄16

b)

0.1

c)

3%

d)

⅓

112.

A card is drawn at a random from a 52 deck of card. Find the probability of getting:

a. a king or an ace

a)

$\frac{2}{13}$

b)

$\frac{10}{13}$

c)

$\frac{9}{52}$

d)

$\frac{6}{52}$

113.

What is the probability that a number selected at random from the first 50 positive integers is exactly divisible by 3 or 4?

a)

$\frac{12}{25}$

b)

$\frac{24}{52}$

c)

$\frac{24}{50}$

d)

$\frac{25}{50}$

114.

4. What is the probability of choosing a vowel from the alphabet?

a)

a. 21/26

b)

b. 5/26

c)

c. 1/21

d)

d. None of the above

115.

A bag has 3 red marbles, 2 blue and 4 yellow. What is the probability of pulling a red?

a)

3/10

b)

1/3

c)

2/3

d)

1/9

116.

From a well shuffled pack of cards, one card is drawn. What is the probability of it being a black card?

a)

$\frac{1}{2}$

b)

$\frac{1}{4}$

c)

$\frac{1}{13}$

d)

$\frac{2}{13}$

117.

From a well shuffled pack of cards, what is probability of choosing a face card?

a)

$\frac{3}{52}$

b)

$\frac{3}{26}$

c)

$\frac{3}{13}$

d)

none of these

118.

A card is drawn from a well shuffled pack of cards. Find the probability that it is not a club card.

a)

$\frac{1}{2}$

b)

$\frac{1}{4}$

c)

$\frac{3}{4}$

d)

None of these

119.

From a well shuffled deck of cards, 'all multiples of 3' cards are removed. What is the probability that a card drawn from this is an even numbered red card?

a)

$\frac{1}{4}$

b)

$\frac{1}{8}$

c)

$\frac{1}{5}$

d)

$\frac{1}{6}$

120.

A poll asked 25 people which gift was their favorite.

The gift of _____ had a probability of 4/25 of being picked.

a)

Flowers

b)

Perfume

c)

Jewelry

d)

Clothes

121.

The spinner is spun 64 times. Predict how many times the spinner should not land on red.

a)

0 times

b)

32 times

c)

52 times

d)

56 times

Probability

Total questions: 121

Worksheet time: 4hrs 2mins

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