Likely, Unlikely, Impossible, or Certain
Mathematical Probability
Reasoning
Word Problems
Word Problems
100

What´s the probability of flipping a coin and landing on six?

Impossible or 0/2

100

You have the word P-R-O-B-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y. What´s the likelihood of pulling the letter `I`?

2/11

100

Flipping a coin, what´s the likelihood of landing on head or tails?

Equal chance, 1/2 and 1/2, 50%

100

Amir is playing a game with his cousin. There are 15 cards in a bag. Each card has a number on it, from 1 to 15. Is Amir likely or unlikely to pull a card with a number 7 on it? What´s his probability?

Unlikely

P(pulling a 7) = 7/15

100

A jar contains 3 red marbles, 7 green marbles and 10 white marbles. If a marble is drawn from the jar at random, what is the probability that this marble is white?

P (white) = 10/20 or 1/2 or 50%

200

What´s the likeness of rolling a cube labeled 1-6 and landing on a number less than 6?

Likely or 5/6

200

You have the word P-R-O-B-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y. What´s the chance of pulling a W?

0/11

200

Tossing a number cube labeled 1-6, is it more likely you´d land on an even number than on an odd number? Explain.

Equally likely. 3/6 and 3/6

200

A spinner is labeled:2 blue, 2 green, and 4 yellow. Write likely, certain, impossible, or unlikely to pick yellow. What´s the probability?

likely

P (picking yellow) = 4/6 OR 2/3 OR 66%

200

Two coins are tossed, find the probability that two heads are obtained. 

Note:Each coin has two possible outcomes H (heads) and T (Tails).

1/4 or 25%

300

What´s the probability of spinning a spinner that is labeled with 4 equal parts( red, green, blue, and orange) and landing on blue or orange?

Equal chance or 2/4 or 1/2

300

You have a bag of 25 marbles: 4 green, 6 blue, 10 white, 1 black, 2 orange, and 2 brown. What´s your chance of pulling a green, black, or brown?

7/25 OR 28%

300

A bag contains marbles that are: 6 red, 2 white, and 1 blue. 

What is more likely:

Event A: Pulling a white or a red marble? OR 

Event B: pulling a marble that is not blue?

Equally likely. 

Event A: 8/9 

Event B: 8/9 

300

A spinner is labeled: 1 purple, 2 green, 4 yellow, 3 white, and 2 blue. Pick the two events that are equally likely and write the probabilities.

green and blue

P(green) = 2/12 OR 1/6

P(blue) = 2/12 OR 1/6

300

Which of these numbers cannot be a probability? 

a) -0.00001
b) 0.5
c) 1.001
d) 0
e) 1
f) 20%

a and c

400

What´s the probability of you coming to school every day from Monday to Friday (in normal circumstances)?

Certain OR 5/5 OR 100%

400

You have a bag of 25 marbles: 4 green, 6 blue, 10 white, 1 black, 2 orange, and 2 brown. Is it more likely to pull an orange than a brown?

Equal chance, 50%,  2/25 and 2/25

400

A spinner is divided into 5 parts: 3 parts red, 1 part blue, and 1 part green. 

What is more likely?

Event A:pulling a red marble? OR 

Event B:pulling a blue or green marble?

Event A is more likely 

Event A: 3/5

Event B: 2/5

400

A spinner is labeled: 1 purple, 2 green, 4 yellow, 3 white, and 2 blue. How many possible outcomes are there?

12

400

You are visiting a kennel that has three German shepherds, four Labrador retrievers, two Chihuahuas, three poodles, and five West Highland terriers. When you arrive, the dogs are taking a walk. What is the probability of seeing a German shepherd first? 

P(German shepherd) = 3/17

500

What´s the likelihood of rolling a cube labeled 1-6 and landing on a multiple of 2?

Equal chance OR 3/6 r 1/2

500

You have a bag of 25 marbles: 4 green, 6 blue, 10 white, 1 black, 2 orange, and 2 brown. What´s the chance of pulling a marble that is not blue or black? Is it likely, unlikely, impossible or certain.

18/25 and likely

500

Toss a number cube labeled 1-6. What´s more likely: 

Event A: Land on a multiple of two? OR

Event B: Land on an even number?

Equally likely

Event A: 3/6, 50%

Event B: 3/6, 50%

500

The blood groups of 200 people is distributed as follows: 50 have type A blood, 65 have B blood type, 70 have O blood type and 15 have type AB blood. If a person from this group is selected at random, what is the probability that this person has O blood type?

70/200 or 35/100 or 35%

500

Your sock drawer is a mess. Twelve black socks and six red socks are mixed together. What are the chances that, without looking, you pick out a red sock?

6/18 OR 1/3 OR 33%

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