Likelihood
Bills are due on the 32nd of the month.
impossible
In Mr. Martinez’s sixth period class, there are 8 bus riders and 12 walkers. What is the probability of randomly selecting a student that walks to school?
3/5
A basket of beads contains 8 red beads, 6 yellow beads, and 6 green beads. A bead will be drawn from the basket and replaced 60 times. What is a reasonable prediction for the number of times a green bead is drawn?
18 green beads
Each week in the library, Mrs. Hoskins features popular books in the display. This week includes:
• 3 mystery books • 4 biographies • 6 sci-fi books • 2 dystopian society books
Jack randomly chooses one book to read. What is the theoretical probability that it is a biography?
4/15
One card from a deck of cards is selected, replaced, and another card is chosen. What is the probability that the first card is a black card and the second is a red card?
1/4
It will rain if there is thunder.
likely
The weather report says there is a 30% chance of rain. What is the probability that it does not rain?
70%
A bag contains a total of 100 black and white marbles. Without looking, a marble is chosen, recorded, and placed back in the bag. A student records drawing 8 black marbles and 2 white marbles. Predict the number of black marbles in the bag.
80 black marbles
The list below shows the different choices of pizza at the local pizza shop:
Pepperoni: 11 Supreme: 7 Cheese: 6 Hawaiian: 3
Based on these results, what is the theoretical probability of choosing a Hawaiian pizza?
1/9
Four coins are flipped. What is the probability of the coins all landing on heads?
1/16
If you do your homework, your grades will improve.
likely
In the movie drawer, there are seven action movies, five comedies, and three dramas. What is the probability of choosing an action or a comedy?
4/5
Using the table on your study guide from number 13. Answer the following question.
What is the likelihood of selecting a ride with a wait time greater than 45 minutes, as compared to a ride with a wait time less than 30 minutes?
A ride with a wait greater than 45 minutes is twice as likely.
You will use the table from your study guide on questions 16 and 17 to answer the following question.
What is the experimental probability of selecting a green marble?
7/10
The letters of the alphabet are written on cards and placed in a brown paper bag. What is the probability of drawing a consonant, replacing it, and then drawing a Z?
21/676
Scoring a touchdown will result in 6 points.
certain
The numbers 1 -12 are written on a card and placed in a bag. What is the probability that a number divisible by 3 is drawn? What represents its complement?
1/3 2/3
8 out of the 11 people standing in line to get tickets to the Shuckers game are wearing a cap. Based on this information, if there are 700 people in the Shuckers stadium, then about how many do not have a cap on?
approximately 191 people.
You will use the table from your study guide on questions 16 and 17 to answer the following question.
What is the experimental probability of selecting a red or a green marble?
100%
Daniel drew a toy from the treasure chest with 25 different toys. He selected a bouncy ball, replaced it, and then selected the bouncy ball again. What is the probability that this could occur?
1/625
A bag contains 3 red marbles, 2 blue marbles and 3 green marbles. What is the likelihood that you will pick a red marble?
unlikely
There are three different colored candies: red, green, and white. The probability of selecting a red candy is 2/5, and the probability of selecting a green candy is 1/4. What is the probability of selecting a white candy?
7/20
How many times would you expect to flip heads if you flip a coin 285 times?
About 143 times
Mrs. Davis places the names of each of her four children (Addie, Monica, Carrie, and Leslie) in a hat at one time. She randomly draws a name, places it back in the hat, and draws again. The results are shown below. What is the Theoretical probability of her selecting the name Addie?
Results: Addie, Monica, Leslie, Leslie, Monica, Carrie, Leslie, Addie, Carrie, Monica
1/4
A box of granola bars contains 3 chocolate chip bars, 2 peanut butter bars, 1 lemon bar, and 4 raisin bars. Iesha will randomly select a granola bar from the box and then select another bar. What is the probability that the first bar Iesha selects will be lemon and the second will be raisin?
2/45