Probability Vocabulary
Probability as a Fraction
Probability on a Spinner
Probability on a Number Line
100
Kayleigh had a bag of marbles. The bag contained 6 red marbles and 2 blue marbles. Which event is certain?
a) Kayleigh will pull a blue marble from the bag.
b) Kayleigh will pull a red marble from the bag.
c) Kayleigh will pull a red or blue marble from the bag.
d) Kayleigh will pull a green marble from the bag.
c) Kayleigh will pull a red or blue marble from the bag.
100
In the classroom there are 6 girls and 3 boys. What is the probability that the teacher will choose a girl to answer a question?
a) 6/3
b) 3/6
c) 3/9
d) 6/9
d) 6/9
100
What is the probability of landing on blue on the spinner shown below?
a) likely
b) unlikely
c) impossible
d) equally likely
b) unlikely
100
Mark had 6 green blocks in a box. Which point on the number line shows the probability of Mark getting a red block?
Using the number line below, where would th
0
200
What is the probability of rolling an even number on a 6-sided dice?
a)likely
b)unlikey
c) equally likely
d) impossible
c) equally likely
200
Jack has 6 yellow marbles, 3 blue marbles and 2 green marbles in a bag. Which fraction shows the probability Jack pulling a blue marble from the bag?
a)3/6
b)1/2
c) 3/11
d) 5/11
c) 3/11
200
Which fraction shows the probability of landing on the number 1?
a) 1/8
b) 8/8
c) 1/2
d) 1/4
a) 1/8
200
Which letter on the number line shows the probability on getting heads when flipping a coin?
R
300
There are 12 gumballs in a machine. There are 1 red, 6 yellow, 2 green, and 3 blue gumballs. What color is MOST likely to come out of the machine?
yellow
300
There are 7 days in a week. If all the days of the week were labeled in a bag, what is the probabilty of choosing a weekend? Show your answer as a fraction.
2/7
300
Write a fraction to show the probability of spinning an even number.
4/8 or 1/2
300
Which letter on the number line shows the probability of rolling a number less than 7 on a 6-sided dice?
T
400
Write a scenario for an event that would be liklely.
Answers will vary.
400
There are 12 gumballs in a machine. There are 1 red, 6 yellow, 2 green, and 3 blue gumballs. Write a fraction to show the probability of pulling a color other than blue.
9/12
400
Write a fraction to show the probability of spinning an odd number.
5/8
400
Which letter on the number line best represents the probability of of rolling a 1 on a 6 sided dice?
Q
500
Using the information below, explain which statement has a greater probability of occurring and why.
Your teacher is more than 16 years old.
You will toss a coin and the coin will land on a head.
1 because the chances of a coin landing on its head would be 1/2 but your teacher being more than 16 years old is certain.
500
Carl had 16 legos in a box. 4 legos were yellow, 4 were blue, 4 were green and 4 were red. What is the probability of pulling a yellow, blue, or green lego from the box?
12/16 or 3/4
500
Using the spinner below, write a scenario that would be impossible.
Spinning a 6. Answers will vary.
500
Kylie is using the spinner below to play a game. Each section of the spinner is the same size.
Using number line below mark the place that best represents the probability that Kylie will land on an even number when she spins the spinner.
1/2