Theoretical Probability
Experimental
Impossible, unlikely, likely, certain
Word Problems
Area of Circles
100
What is the probability that the spinner will land on a green?
1/4 or 25% or 0.25
100
A basketball player shoots 20 free throws and makes 12 of them. What's the experimental probability that they will make the next free throw?
12/20 = 0.6 or 60%
100
What is the chance that you roll a 1 on a six sided dice.
Unlikely
100
A six-sided number cube is rolled. What is the probability of it landing on a 6? Have your answer as a fraction.
1/6
100
The radius of a circle is 5. What is the area of the circle? Round to the nearest tenth.
Area = 78.54
200
What is the probability of landing on a blue or a green?
1/2 or 50% or 0.50
200
You flip a coin 50 times and get heads 28 times. What's the experimental probability of getting heads on the next flip?
28/50 = 0.56 or 56%
200
What is the chance that you get an even number on a six sided dice?
50/50
200
The letters that spell MATHEMATICS are placed in a bag. What is the probability the letter M or letter C is selected from the bag? Put your answer as a fraction.
3/11
200
The radius of a circle is 10. What is the area of the circle? Round to the nearest tenth.
Area = 314.16
300
What is the probability of landing on a red or a yellow?
3/8 or 0.375 or 38%
300
A spinner has 3 sections: red, blue, and green. You spin it 60 times, and it lands on red 20 times, blue 25 times, and green 15 times. What's the experimental probability of landing on blue?
25/60 = 0.4167 or 41.67%
300
What is the chance that you get a 7 on a six sided dice?
Impossible
300
A bag of marbles has 3 white marbles, 4 green marbles, 5 blue marbles, and 2 red marbles. What is the probability of choosing a white and blue marble out of the bag? Have your answer as a fraction.
4/7
300
The diameter of a circle is 10. What is the area of that circle? Round to the nearest tenth.
Area = 78.54
400
What is the probability of landing on a color that is not red or yellow?
5/8 or 0.625 or 63%
400
A candy machine dispenses 100 candies. You observe that 30 of them are red, 40 are blue, and 30 are green. What's the experimental probability of getting a blue candy from the machine?
40/100 = 0.4 or 40%
400
What is the chance of getting a green, yellow, or a blue?
Likely
400
If you were to spin the spinner 100 times, what would you predict the number of times it would stop on 3?
12.5
400
The diameter of a circle is 25. What is the area of the circle? Round to the nearest tenths.
Area = 490.87
500
A deck of cards has 52 cards. What is the probability of getting a heart?
1/4 or 0.25 or 25%
500
You roll a six-sided die 100 times. The results are: 1 appears 18 times, 2 appears 15 times, 3 appears 17 times, 4 appears 19 times, 5 appears 16 times, and 6 appears 15 times. What's the experimental probability of rolling a number greater than 3?
50/100 = 0.5 or 50%
500
What is the chance of rolling a 1-6 on a six sided dice?
Certain
500
A drawer has 3 red shirts, 2 blue shirts, and 4 white shirts. What is the probability of choosing white shirt? Have your answer as a percent.
44.44%
500
The circumference of a circle is 50. What is the area of the circle? Round to the nearest tenth.
Area = 199.15