Probability
Impossible Event
Certain Event
Compound Events
Outcome
100
You have one choice from each category. Find the number of possible choices- 5 styles 3 sizes
What is 15 choices?
100
Use the colored spinner on p. 533 to answer this question. Express the probability of this event as a fraction in simplest form. yellow
What is 1/6?
100
Use the colored marbles on p. 533 to answer this question. You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Express the probability of this event as a fraction in simplest form. purple
What is 1/3?
100
Look at the table for #6 on p. 529. Find how many possible choices you could have.
What is 16 choices?
100
Use the first set of spinners to find the probability of this compound event (p. 545). yellow or red, and odd
What is 3/10?
200
Shari and Sam play a game with a spinner with these colors: yellow, green, red, blue, yellow, yellow, green, yellow. If the spinner lands on red or blue, Shari wins. If the spinner lands on green, Sam wins. Tell whether or not this is fair and explain why.
What is yes it's fair because they each have 2 chances to land on their color.
200
Use the first set of spinners to find the probability of this compound event (p. 545). blue or purple and 4
What is 1/10?
200
You have one choice from each category. Find the number of possible choices. 4 colors 12 designs
What is 48 choices?
200
Use the colored marbles on p. 533 to answer this question. You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Express the probability of this event as a fraction in simplest form. a white marble
What is 0?
200
Use the colored marbles on p. 533 to answer this question. You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Express the probability of this event as a fraction in simplest form. a marble that is not green or red or black
What is 8/15?
300
You have a spinner with six congruent segments labeled 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 5. Name which event is more likely. Name if either event is certain or impossible. a prime number or a composite number
What is a prime number?
300
You have a spinner with eight congruent segments that are these colors: red, red, red, blue, blue, yellow, yellow, and green. Name which event is more likely. Name if either event is certain or impossible. yellow or green
What is green?
300
You have a spinner with eight congruent segments that are these colors: red, blue, red, blue, red, yellow, green, yellow. Name which event is more likely. Name if either event is certain or impossible. red or blue
What is blue?
300
Use the colored spinner on p. 533 to answer this question. Express the probability of this event as a fraction in simplest form. not red
What is 11/12?
300
Use the first set of spinners to find the probability of this compound event (p. 545). red or purple and even
What is 1/5?
400
You have a spinner with eight congruent segments that are these colors: red, blue, red, blue, red, yellow, green, yellow. Name which event is more likely. Name if either event is certain or impossible. purple or any other color on the spinner
What is any other color on the spinner? Purple is impossible.
400
You have a spinner with eight congruent segments that are these colors: red, blue, red, blue, red, yellow, green, yellow. Name which event is more likely. Name if either event is certain or impossible. orange or green
What is green? Orange is impossible.
400
You have a spinner with six congruent segments labeled 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 5. Name which event is more likely. Name if either event is certain or impossible. 2 or 6
What is 2? 6 is impossible.
400
You have one choice from each category. Find the number of choices possible. 8 flavors 4 toppings
What is 32 choices?
400
Use the colored spinner on p. 533 to answer this question. Express the probability of this event as a fraction in simplest form. blue or yellow
What is 1/2?
500
Look at the table for #4 on p. 529. Find how many total possible choices you could have.
What is 12 choices?
500
You have one choice from each category. Find the number of choices possible. 8 dinners 7 desserts
What is 56 choices?
500
You have a spinner with eight congruent segments that are these colors: red, blue, red, blue, red, yellow, green, yellow. Name which event is more likely. Name if either event is certain or impossible. green or blue
What is green?
500
You have a spinner with six congruent segments labeled 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 5. Name which event is more likely. Name if either event is certain or impossible. a number greater than 5 a number less than 5
What is a number less than 5? A number greater than 5 is impossible.
500
Use the colored spinner on p. 533 to answer this question. Express the probability of this event as a fraction in simplest form. not green or blue
What is 1/4?
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