Free Printable Probability

1.

What is the probability of flipping a coin, getting tails?

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

1/4

d)

Never, Tails never fails.

2.

What is the probability of spinning an even number?

a)

30%

b)

33%

c)

50%

d)

67%

3.

What is the probability of spinning yellow?

a)

1/11

b)

1/12

c)

1/4

d)

3/4

4.

Roll dice: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

What is the probability of rolling a number greater than 2?

a)

3/5

b)

4/5

c)

2/5

d)

1/5

5.

If you choose from the following M & M colors, what is the probability that you choose blue? **Remember to simplify**

5 green

6 yellow

8 blue

7 brown

a)

8/18

b)

4/13

c)

8/25

d)

1/3

6.

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?

*Remember to simplify*

a)

3

b)

1/10

c)

3/10

d)

30%

7.

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

8.

Find the theoretical probability of NOT landing on yellow if you spin the spinner.

a)

1/8

b)

7/8

c)

1

d)

7

9.

A bag contains 5 quarters, 2 dimes, and 4 pennies. What is the probability of picking a quarter?

a)

5/11

b)

5/6

c)

1/3

d)

5

10.

What is the probability of spinning an odd number?

a)

3/6

b)

1/2

c)

1/3

d)

1/6

11.

What is the probability of spinning a red?

a)

1/5

b)

2/5

c)

1/2

d)

1/4

12.

If you choose from the following M & M colors, what is the probability that you choose brown? **Remember to simplify**

5 green

6 yellow

8 blue

7 brown

a)

7/26

b)

4/13

c)

8/25

d)

1/3

13.

What is the Theoretical Probablility of landing on red?

a)

43%

b)

33.3%

c)

40%

d)

36%

14.

What is the Theoretical Probability of not landing on red?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

65%

d)

66.7%

15.

A bag contains 5 quarters, 2 dimes, and 4 pennies. What is the probability of picking a dime?

a)

2/11

b)

5/6

c)

1/3

d)

5

16.

You spin the spinner. How many possible outcomes are there?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

1

d)

6

17.

Find the theoretical probability of landing on orange or red if you spin the spinner.

a)

0

b)

3/8

c)

2/8

d)

1/4

18.

An experiment consists of rolling a fair number cube. Find the theoretical probability of rolling a 3.

a)

1/6

b)

3/6

c)

1

d)

1/2

19.

Theoretical P(4)

a)

3/6

b)

1/6

c)

1/2

d)

4/6

20.

Theoretical P(Green or Red)

a)

2/6

b)

1/5

c)

2/5

d)

1/5

21.

Using the simulation in the picture, what is the experimental probability that a hurricane will hit in at least 4 of the next 10 years?

a)

$\frac{1}{5}$

b)

$\frac{1}{10}$

c)

$\frac{2}{5}$

d)

$\frac{1}{6}$

22.

I have 10 blue, 15 red, and 12 green ornaments. What is the probability that I pick a yellow ornament at random?

a)

0

b)

$\frac{10}{37}$

c)

$\frac{15}{37}$

d)

$\frac{12}{37}$

23.

I have 10 blue, 15 red, 12 green, and 11 yellow ornaments. Which color would be least likely to be picked if you choose an ornament at random?

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Yellow

24.

What is the probability of flipping two fair coins and having both show tails?

a)

$\frac{1}{2}$

b)

$\frac{1}{4}$

c)

$\frac{1}{8}$

d)

$\frac{1}{3}$

25.

You find probability by setting up a (a) . This should be equal to (b) over (c) .

Choose from the below words

proportion

event

total

probability

prediction

equal

26.

Mr. Cuba rolls a standard number cube 24 times. Which is the best prediction of the number of times he will roll a number that is even AND less than 4.

a)

$\frac{1}{6}$

b)

$\frac{1}{3}$

c)

4

d)

8

27.

You flip a coin 18 times. You would expect it to land on heads about (a) times.

28.

You roll a standard number cube one time. What is the probability that you get a 3 or 4?

a)

$\frac{1}{6}$

b)

$2$

c)

$\frac{1}{3}$

d)

$\frac{1}{2}$

29.

Which proportion could help you find probability?

a)

$\frac{probability}{proportion}$

b)

$\frac{event}{total}$

c)

$\frac{heads}{tails}$

d)

$\frac{Theoretical}{Experimental}$

30.

[Select Multiple] Which of the following could be a probability?

a)

1

b)

.5

c)

-1

d)

30%

e)

$\frac{4}{3}$

31.

Katrina has a bag of coins with 7 quarters, 4 dimes, 6 nickels, and 3 pennies. She will randomly select one coin from the bag. What is the probability of selecting a nickel?

a)

$\frac{7}{20}$

b)

$\frac{3}{20}$

c)

$\frac{4}{10}$

d)

$\frac{3}{10}$

32.

Which of the following shows the sample space of flipping two coins?

a)

{HH, HT, TH, TT}

b)

{H, T}

c)

{HH, TT}

d)

{HT, HT}

33.

Match the following theoretical probabilities.

a)

$\frac{1}{8}$

1.

Spinner with 8 Equal Sections

b)

$\frac{1}{6}$

2.

Rolling a Die

c)

$\frac{1}{2}$

3.

Flipping a Coin

d)

$\frac{1}{4}$

4.

Choosing from Red, Green, Yellow, or Blue

e)

$\frac{1}{3}$

5.

Rolling a 5 or 6 on a Die

34.

What is the probability of spinning the spinner in the picture and landing on green?

a)

$\frac{3}{4}$

b)

$\frac{1}{4}$

c)

$\frac{1}{8}$

d)

$\frac{3}{8}$

35.

Make a prediction: You spin the spinner in the picture 32 times, how many can you expect to land on green?

a)

3

b)

32

c)

12

d)

8

36.

[True or False] You need to use an $x$ when finding probability.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Jon made 15 out of 35 free throws.

What is his experimental probability as a fraction?

**SIMPLIFY THE FRACTION!**

a)

3/7

b)

15/35

c)

1/2

d)

5/7

38.

Kate spun the spinner 75 times and landed on "3" thirty times.

What is the experimental probability as a percentage?

a)

20%

b)

30%

c)

40%

d)

50%

39.

Sarah hit the ball 3 times out of the 8 times.

What is the experimental probability (as a percent) that she will hit the ball next?

a)

22.5%

b)

37.5%

c)

45%

d)

3%

40.

Jill rolled a "5" fifteen times out of 20 rolls on a dice.

What is the experimental probability as a SIMPLIFIED FRACTION!

a)

3/7

b)

3/6

c)

3/5

d)

3/4

41.

If the spinner was spun 50 times and landed on 11 fifteen times, which statement is true?

a)

The experimental probability of landing on 11 is 1/8 while the theoretical probability of landing on 11 is 3/10

b)

The theoretical probability of landing on 11 is 12.5% while the experimental probability of landing on 11 is 30%

c)

The experimental probability of landing on 11 is less than the theoretical probability of landing on 11

d)

The theoretical probability of landing on 11 is equal to the experimental probability of landing on 11

42.

a)

75

b)

45

c)

15

d)

40

43.

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)

44.

Neil tossed a 6-sided die 90 times. The results of his tosses are recorded in the table below: Which number has the experimental probability of 13/90?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

45.

The arrow is spun 15 times and landed 4 times on the section labeled Q. Which statement is true?

a)

b)

c)

d)

46.

The arrow of this spinner was spun 60 times. On 45 out of 60 times, the arrow landed on a section labeled with a multiple of 4. What was the experimental probability of the arrow landing on a section labeled with a multiple of 4?

a)

b)

c)

d)

47.

The table shows the results of 50 rolls of a number cube. According to the data in the table, what was the experimental probability of rolling a 1?

a)

b)

c)

d)

48.

Shannon has a bag of jelly beans. She removed one jelly bean, recording the color, and then replaced it. She repeated the process 44 times and record her results in the table. What is the experimental probability of her selecting a red jelly bean?

a)

b)

c)

d)

49.

The table below shows actual results of drawing marbles from a bag. Based on the results shown in the table, how many white marbles would one expect to draw in a total of 50 draws?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

10

d)

20

50.

Find the experimental probability:
Roll dice: 1, 3, 3, 4, 4
P(1) =

a)

3/5

b)

1/6

c)

2/5

d)

1/5

51.

Find the experimental probability:
Roll dice: 1, 3, 3, 4, 4
P(3) =

a)

3/5

b)

1/6

c)

2/5

d)

1/3

52.

Experimental Probability is:

a)

What Will happen

b)

What actually happens

c)

What should happen

d)

What I think Happens

53.

Shannon has a bag of jelly beans. She removed one jelly bean, recording the color, and then replaced it. She repeated the process several times and record her results in the table. What is the experimental probability of her selecting a red jelly bean?

a)

11/33

b)

1/3

c)

1/4

d)

18/26

54.

What is the experimental probability of the spinner landing on a section that is green or red ?

a)

5/10

b)

1/2

c)

2/5

d)

1/5

55.

What is the experimental probability of flipping a coin and it land on heads ? More than one answer can be correct

a)

1/2

b)

50%

c)

3/8

d)

37.5%

e)

3.75%

56.

Jason rolls a die 14 times.What is the Experimental probability that he will roll a 2?

a)

2/6

b)

3/6

c)

3/14

d)

2/14

57.

What is Theoretical Probability?

a)

The ratio of favorable outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes

b)

The ratio of favorable outcomes to the total number of trials in an experiment

c)

In probability, a controlled, repeated process (such as repeatedly tossing a coin).

d)

A single possible result.

58.

Experimental Probability is:

a)

What Will happen

b)

What actually happens

c)

What should happen

d)

What I think Happens

59.

What is the complement of it snowing 3 days out of the week?

a)

P' = 4/7

b)

P' = 2/7

c)

P' = 5/7

d)

P' = 3/7

60.

The probability of choosing a "Go Back 1 Space" card in a board game is 25%. Find the probability of it's compliment.

(a)

61.

There are six marbles in a bag. Three are green and three are yellow.

a)

Uniform

b)

Non-Uniform

62.

a)

Uniform

b)

Non-Uniform

63.

How likely are you to NOT roll a 1 on a regular die? (Complement)

a)

P' = 2/6

b)

P' = 3/6

c)

P' = 5/6

d)

P' = 1/6

64.

Kate spun the spinner 75 times and landed on "3" thirty times.

What is the experimental probability as a percentage?

(a)

65.

The spinner was spun 30 times and landed on blue 12 times. What was the experimental probability of the spinner landing on colors that were not blue? Please answer with a percent.

(a)

66.

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) = (answer in fraction form)

(a)

67.

A bag contains 5 quarters, 2 dimes, and 4 pennies. What is the probability of picking a quarter? Please answer with fraction form)

(a)

68.

Find the theoretical probability of landing on orange or red if you spin the spinner.

a)

0

b)

3/8

c)

2/8

d)

1/4

69.

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

70.

In a random survey of 50 students at Great Middle School, 32 said chocolate was their favorite flavor of yogurt. The school has 450 students. How many of them are likely to select chocolate as their favorite flavor?

(a)

71.

A principal randomly chose 40 students from grade 5. Of these students, 9 were wearing watches. Based on this information, what is the most reasonable prediction of the number of students wearing watches in a group of 120 students from grade 5?

(a)

72.

What is the theoretical probability of the spinner landing on yellow?

a)

1/4

b)

1/2

c)

1/3

d)

2/3

73.

The spinner was spun 30 times and landed on blue 12 times.

What was the experimental probability of NOT landing on Blue

a)

2/5

b)

3/5

c)

4/5

d)

1/5

74.

a)

2/5

b)

2/3

c)

4/15

d)

4/11

75.

a)

1/2

b)

1/8

c)

1/4

d)

1/3

76.

a)

1/5

b)

1/8

c)

1/4

d)

1/6

77.

Experimental Probability is ______

a)

data from our experiment

b)

our prediction

78.

Theoretical Probability is ____

a)

data from our experiment

b)

our prediction

79.

What is the theoretical probability of the spinner landing on a 5?

a)

b)

c)

d)

80.

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)

81.

The bar graph shows the results of spinning the spinner 200 times. What is the theoretical probability of landing on a 4 ?

a)

b)

c)

d)

82.

What is the theoretical probability of tossing a number cube and it landing on an even number? reduce your fraction

a)

b)

c)

83.

Neil tossed a 6-sided die 90 times. The results of his tosses are recorded in the table below: Which number has the experimental probability of 13/90?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

84.

Find the theoretical probability of NOT landing on yellow if you spin the spinner.

a)

1/8

b)

7/8

c)

1

d)

7

85.

A bag contains 5 quarters, 2 dimes, and 4 pennies. What is the probability of picking a quarter?

a)

5/11

b)

5/6

c)

1/3

d)

5

86.

Shannon has a bag of jelly beans. She removed one jelly bean, recording the color, and then replaced it. She repeated the process 44 times and record her results in the table. What is the experimental probability of her selecting a red jelly bean?

a)

b)

c)

d)

Probability

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