Dice
What is the probability of landing on a 1 or a 4?
2/6 or about 33%
What is the probability someone will dislike chocolate ice cream if 17 out of 30 people like chocolate?
13/30 or about 43%, relatively unlikely
What is the probability it will snow in January?
Likely
You spin a color wheel. It has red, green, yellow, and purple. What is the probability you will land on any of those colors?
4/4 or 100%, certain
If 3 out of 8 people have hamsters, what is the probability out of those 8 people who don't have a hamster?
5/8 or about 63% of those people don't own a hamster. It is likely that most people out of those 8 don't own a hamster.
What is the probability of landing on a 5?
1/6 or about 17%
What is the probability someone will buy chocolate ice cream if 1 out of 30 people like chocolate?
1/30 or about 4%, very unlikely
What is the probability it will rain in April?
Likely
You spin a color wheel. It has red, green, yellow, and purple. What is the probability you will land on red or green?
2/4 or 50%, equally likely.
If 20 out of 50 people have dogs, what is the probability out of those 50 people who don't have a dog?
30/50 or 60%, it is likely that most people have a dog.
What is the probability of landing on an even number?
3/6 or 50%
What is the probability someone will buy vanilla ice cream if 25 out of 50 people like vanilla?
1/2 or 50%, equally likely
What is the probability it will snow in Texas?
Unlikely
You spin a color wheel. It has orange, pink, blue, yellow, and purple. What is the probability you will land on pink?
1/5 or 20%, unlikely
If 400 out of 760 people have cats, what is the probability out of those 760 people who have a cat?
400/760 or about 53%, it is likely that most people have a cat.
What is the probability of landing on a 1, 2, 5, or 6?
4/6 or about 67%
What is the probability someone will buy mint chocolate chip ice cream if 6 out of 10 people like mint chocolate chip?
6/10 or 60%, likely
What is the probability it will be very hot out in December?
Unlikely
You spin a color wheel. It has red, green, black, white, orange, pink, grey, blue, yellow, and purple. What is the probability you will land on blue, yellow, or purple?
3/10 or 30%, unlikely
In a town that has a population of 50 people, 16 of them don't own a cat. What is the probability of those 50 people that someone owns a cat?
34/50 or 68% have a cat or another animal, so it is LIKELY that someone owns a cat.
What is the probability of landing on a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6?
6/6 or 100%
The ratio for 50 people who like strawberry to vanilla. What is the percent of both? Which flavor do they like more?
14:36 --> (strawberry : vanilla)
Strawberry: 14/50 = 28%
Vanilla: 36/50 = 72%
People like vanilla more.
What is the probability of it being very hot out in June?
Likely
You spin a color wheel. It has red, green, black, white, orange, pink, grey, blue, yellow, and purple. What is the probability you will land on red, purple, blue, green, yellow, or pink?
6/10 or 60%, likely
If 100 out of 150 people have birds, what is the probability out of those 150 people who have a bird?
100/150 or about 67% of those people have a bird. It is likely that most people own birds. It is unlikely that more people will own cats than birds.