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Simple Probability and Sample Space CFA

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 3hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The tree diagram shows the outcomes of rolling a die and flipping a coin.  
How many total outcomes are there?  
a)
6
b)
12
c)
24
d)
36
2.

What is sample space?

a)

a process with an uncertain result

b)

a possible result of an action

c)

a list of all possible outcomes of an event

d)

a single outcome or group of outcomes

3.
Which shows the sample space for flipping two coins?
a)
H, T
b)
HH, HT, TH, TT
c)
HH, TT
d)
Dime, Nickel
4.
The cafeteria has 2 choices of salads, 3 choices of entrees, and 2 choices of beverages. How many meal combinations are available and why?
a)
7 because 2 + 3 + 2
b)
12 because 2 x 3 x 2
5.

2) Bailey will roll a number cube and flip a coin for a probability experiment. The faces of the number cube are labeled 1 through 6. The coin can land on heads or tails. If Bailey rolls the number cube once and flips the coin once, which list contains only the outcomes in which the number cube lands on a number greater than 4?


a)

5, Heads 

5, Tails 

6, Heads

6, Tails


b)

1, Heads            4, Heads

1, Tails               4, Tails

2, Heads            5, Head

2, Tails               5, Tails

3, Heads            6, Heads

3, Tails               6, Tails


c)

5, Heads 

6, Tails

d)

4, Heads 

4, Tails 

5, Heads 

5, Tails 

6, Heads 

6, Tails

6.

3) Maria purchased a bag of sour candies that included 9 red candies, 3 yellow candies, 3 orange candies, 6 green candies, and 4 purple candies. She picked one from the bag without looking.

What is the probability, written as a percent, that the candy she picked was green?


a)

76%

b)

24%

c)

60%

d)

40%

7.

5) The spinner shown is divided into congruent sections that are labeled from 1 through 7.

If the spinner is spun one time, what is the probability of the arrow not landing on a section labeled with an odd number?

a)

47\frac{4}{7}

b)

34\frac{3}{4}

c)

14\frac{1}{4}

d)

37\frac{3}{7}

8.

7) A teacher has a container of paper clips. She will randomly select one paper clip from the container.

● The container has 8 pink paper clips.

● The container has 14 purple paper clips.

● The container has 12 yellow paper clips.

● The container has 16 blue paper clips.

Complete the statement below.


The probability of selecting a purple paper clip is ​ ​ (a)   , and the probability of selecting a paper clip that is not purple is ​​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
34\frac{3}{4}
14\frac{1}{4}
12\frac{1}{2}

725\frac{7}{25}  

1825\frac{18}{25}  

9.

8) Jocelyn made a spinner with equal sections, as shown.

If Jocelyn spins only one time, what is the probability that the arrow will NOT land on a red section of the spinner?


10.

10) The table shows the types of movies and the number of DVDs rented by customers at a store in one day.

Based on the data in the table, what is the probability that a random customer will not rent a drama?

a)

14\frac{1}{4} because the probability of renting a drama is 34\frac{3}{4} .

b)

34\frac{3}{4} because the probability of renting a drama is 14\frac{1}{4} .

c)

45\frac{4}{5} because the probability of renting a drama is 15\frac{1}{5} .

d)

15\frac{1}{5} because the probability of renting a drama is 45\frac{4}{5} .

11.

11) Daniel bought a bag of marbles at the school's garage sale. It contained 5 red marbles, 4 yellow marbles, 5 green marbles, and 2 blue marbles. The marbles were all the same size and shape. If Daniel reached into the bag and pulled out a marble without looking, what is the probability it was NOT blue?


12.

12) Mitsu will be randomly assigned to a seat on an airplane. There are a total of 50 seats on the plane. Of these seats, 16 are aisle seats, and the rest are window seats. What is the probability, as a percent, that Mitsu will be assigned to a window seat? Record your answer. Be sure to use the correct place value.




(a)  

13.

16) Claudia spins the spinner shown.

What is the probability of Claudia spinning a number greater than four on this spinner?


14.

19) Oliver can go to 1 restaurant for either lunch or dinner. His choice of restaurants is listed below.

  •  Chinese

  •  Italian

  •  Mexican

  •  Barbecue

Which list shows all the possible outcomes of 1 restaurant and 1 meal?


a)

Chinese, lunch

Chinese, dinner

Italian, Chinese

Italian, dinner

Mexican, lunch

Mexican, barbecue

Barbecue, lunch

Barbecue, dinner


b)

Chinese, lunch

Italian, lunch

Mexican, dinner

Barbecue, dinner


c)

Chinese, lunch

Chinese, dinner

Italian, lunch

Italian, dinner

Mexican, lunch

Mexican, dinner

Barbecue, lunch

Barbecue, dinner


d)

Chinese, lunch

Chinese, dinner

Italian, lunch

Italian, dinner


15.

Mrs. Pickens is choosing glazes for pottery. Her choices are shown in the table below. If Mrs. Pickens chooses a color, a texture, and a polish for each pottery glaze, what is the total number of combinations of glazes she can make?


a)

3

b)

7

c)

12

d)

18

16.
What is the probability of rolling 15 with a pair of dice?
a)
impossible
b)
unlikely
c)
equally likely
d)
likely
17.
The sample space tree diagram for a team of three students is shown.  What is the probability that the team would consist of at least 2 girls?
a)
½
b)
⅜
c)
¾
d)
⅙
18.
During lunch, you have a choice of 1 burger, 1 side and 1 drink. Which multiplication sentence shows the total number of possible combinations?
a)
4 x 2
b)
4 + 2 + 4
c)
4 + 2
d)
4 x 2 x 4
19.

Mrs. Trevino has 3 red pens, 5 pink pens, and 8 blue pens. What is the probability that she will choose a blue pen to grade papers?

a)

1/2

b)

8

c)

3/16

d)

16/8

20.

What is the probability of rolling a 3 and spinning a red?

a)

1/6

b)

1/4

c)

1/10

d)

1/24

21.

Suppose a 4 is rolled on a number cube with sides numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The complement of this event would be rolling a 1, 2, 3, 5, or 6. What is the probability of the complement, written as a fraction in simplest form?

(a)  

22.

Martha is tossing a fair coin. She tosses the coin twenty times, and it lands on heads sixteen times. If Martha tosses the coin a twenty-first time, what is the probability that it will land on tails.

a)

45\frac{4}{5}

b)

25\frac{2}{5}

c)

12\frac{1}{2}

d)

15\frac{1}{5}

23.

 A jar contains marbles of different colors. The probability of drawing a red marble at random is 2/10.


What is the probability and likelihood that the marble drawn is NOT red?

a)

35\frac{3}{5}  ; likely

b)

45\frac{4}{5}  ; likely

c)

35\frac{3}{5}  ; unlikely

d)

45\frac{4}{5}  ; unlikely

24.

The probability of an event is 6/8. Which word best describes the probability?

a)

certain

b)

impossible

c)

likely

d)

unlikely

25.

What is the probability of spinning an even number?

a)

certain

b)

impossible

c)

equally likely

d)

less likely

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