Likelihood
Random Math Topics
Simple Probability
Experimental Probability and Making Predictions
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What is the likelihood of rolling an even number on a number cube?
What is equally likely?
100
Sara charges a fee of $30 and $5 an hour to tutor people in math. If she made $80, how many hours did she work?
Write an equation for this situation.
5x + 30 = 80 or 30 + 5x = 80
100
What is the probability of spinning a 5 as a fraction, decimal and a percent?
What is 1/3 .33 and 33%?
100
Darian made 26 of the 32 free throws he attempted. What is the experimental probability of him making the next shot written as a percent?
What is 80%
100
What is P(3) as a fraction, decimal, and percent? Spinner has 6 equal parts.
1/6, 0.16666, 16.666%
200
True or False: Equally likely is the same as 50% probability
What is False?
200
How many outcomes are there on the spinner?
What is 8 total outcomes?
200
A set of cards includes 15 yellow cards, 13 green cards and 12 blue cards. Which event has an outcome of 30%
What is the probability of drawing a blue card?
200
In a soccer shoot-out, Bryan made 4 out of 9 shots. What is the experimental probability that he will make his next shot?
What is 4/9 or .44
200
What is P( Not 3) as a fraction, decimal, and percent? Spinner has 6 equal parts.
5/6, 0.833333, 83.333%
300
What is the likelihood of spinning a 3?
What is pretty likely?
300
Sarah earns $20 an hour and already has $100 saved. When will she have more than $300?
Write an inequality for this situation and solve
20x + 100 > 300
300
There are 8 green marbles, 7 blue marbles and 6 red marbles in a jar. What is the probability of not drawing a red marble?
What is 15/21?
300
Bryan made 26 out of 32 free-throw attempts. If Bryan shoots the ball 100 times, about how many free-throws can you expect him to make?
What is 81 free throws?
300
What is P(3, 4, or 1) as a fraction, decimal, and percent? Spinner has 6 equal parts.
3/6, 0.5, 50%
400
There are 3 green marbles, 2 red marbles and 15 blue marbles. Give a scenario that is pretty likely to happen?
What is draw a blue marble?
400
Emma bought 2 and 1/2 yards of ribbon to make bows for 4 of her friends. How much yard will she use for each ribbon?
5/8 yards
400
In the game of chess the pieces come in black and white. For each color, there are the following pieces:
1 - queen, king
2 - rooks, bishops, knights,
8 - pawns
What is the probability of randomly selecting a rook in simplest form?
What is 4/32 = 1/8?
400
If you spin the spinner 50 times, about how many times can you expect to land on 11?
What is 6?
400
What is P(Greater than 2) as a fraction, decimal, and percent? Spinner has 6 equal parts.
2/3, 0.66666, 66.666%
500
On the first Tuesday of every month, Mr. Jones gives a pop quiz. Today is the second tuesday of the month. What is the likelihood that he will give a pop quiz?
What is not very likely?
500
GameStop has the Xbox One advertised for 15% off the original price of $350, plus 6% sales tax. Online Xbox One is advertised at Best Buy for $310.00 plus 9% sales tax. Which is the better buy and how much will you save?
GameStop is the better buy at $315.35. You will save $22.55
337.90-315.35 - 22.55
500
In Ms. Water's Language Arts class students created projects to share with the class. There are 12 boys and 15 girls. What is the probability of not drawing a boy to present first in decimal form?
What is 0.55?
500
Gil rolls a number cube 78 times. About how many times can he expect to roll an odd number greater than 1?
What is 26?
500
There are 2 SPINNERS. What is P(1, or 2) as a fraction, decimal, and percent? Hint: What are ALL the Possible Outcomes?!
4/36 = 1/9, 0.11111, 11.111%