Probability with a Deck of Cards
Probability with Dice
Miscellaneous
Random
Probability Table
Probability Tree
100
What is the probability (simplified fraction) of drawing a 2?
P(2)= ____
4/52, 2/26, or 1/13
100
What is the probability that you roll a 3 or 4 on a dice?
P(3 or 4)= _____
2/6 or 1/3
100
The probability of getting a "6" on a dice is 1/6. What is the probability of not getting a "6"?
5/6
100
After many tries, Oscar found the probability of drawing a spade to be 4/20 (or 1/5). Did he find the theoretical or experimental probability?
Experimental Probability
100
What is the probability of wearing jeans?
P(Jeans)= ____
1/2, 3/6, or 50%
100
Find the probability of choosing a sandwich with swiss cheese.
P(Swiss)=_____
1/2, 6/12, or 50%
200
What is the probability (simplified fraction) of drawing a queen of hearts?
P(queen of hearts)= _____
1/52
200
You roll the 2 standard dice below. What is the probability that you roll a 3 on the green die and a 7 on the purple die?
P(3 and 7)= _____
0
There is no 7 on a standard die!
200
In a bag of 8 marbles, 3 yellow and 5 green
P(yellow marble)=
3/8
200
What was the experimental probability of landing on green or blue?
15/40, 3/8, or 37.5%
200
What is the probability of wearing a white shirt and black pants?
P(White Shirt and Black Pants)= ____
1/6 or 16.7%
200
Find the probability of choosing a sandwich with chicken or ham.
P(Chicken or Ham)= _____
8/12, 2/3, or about 67%
300
What is the probability of drawing a 4 or 7?
P(4 or 7)= _____
8/52, 4/26, or 2/13
300
What is the probability of rolling two dice and getting them to add to 8?
P(sum of 8)= _____
5/36
300
In a bag of marbles with 3 green and 5 yellow marbles, what is the probability of picking a red marble?
0
300
The letters A,B,C, D and E in random order are in a jar. What is the probability of selecting A or E?
2/5 or 40%
300
What is the probability of picking Rice or Shrimp?
P(Rice or Shrimp) = _____
5/9
300
Find the probability of wearing an outfit with jeans and sneakers.
P(Jeans and Sneakers)= ____
3/12, 1/4, or 25%
400
What is the probability of drawing a Spade
13/52, 1/4, or 25%
400
You roll two dice. What is the probability that you do not roll a 12?
P(not a sum of 12)= _____
35/36
Very likely!
400
What is the probability of picking a purple marble and landing on green?
2/44 or 1/22 - pretty unlikely!
400
What is the theoretical probability of not landing on green?
3/4 or 75%
400
What is the probability that a randomly chosen student walks to school?
36/200, 18/100, 9/50, or 18%
400
What is the probability of getting a pepperoni pizza with red sauce?
2/12, 1/6, or 17%
500
What is the probability I drop a card or 2 while performing a magic trick?
highly likely
500
I roll two dice. Other than rolling a sum of seven, what sum has the next best chance at being rollled?
6 or 8
500
What is the probability of picking a green, blue, or purple marble and landing on orange, blue, or yellow?
18/44, 9/22, or about 41% - fairly likely
500
There are 4 pepsi, and 3 coca-colas in an cooler. What is the probability of randomly selecting 2 pepsi drinks without looking?
4/7 X 3/6 = 12/42, 6/21, 2/7, or 29%
500
A student who walks to school is chosen. What is the probability that the student doesn't have a locker?
11/36
500
What is the probability of getting a meatless pizza?
8/12, or 2/3, or 67%
600
If every person in math class is shuffling a deck of cards, how many cards are being shuffled?
52 times the number of students
600
What is the probability of rolling "snake eyes" with 2 dice?
1/36
600
What is the probability of guessing every card in a deck of cards correctly?
1/52 - nearly impossible!
600
How many different sum combinations can you roll with 2 dice?
36
600
What is the probability of having a locker?
79/200 or 39.5%
600
There is a bag of 10 marbles, with 6 red and 4 green. What is the probability of picking red, then red again (without putting the chosen marbles back in the bag)
30/90, 15/45, 3/9, 1/3, or 33.3333333....%