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100

If you flip a coin what should the probability of getting tails be

1/2 or 50%

100
If you flip a coin 50 times and get heads 29 times, what's the experimental probability of getting heads? 


29/50 or 58%

100

Drawing a card that is either red or black from a standard deck of cards.

Certain 

100

A bag contains 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles. What is the probability of drawing a red marble at random?

5/8 or 63%

100

1+1?

2

200

What is the probability of getting a four 

1/6 or 17%

200

In a survey of 100 customers, 60 preferred chocolate ice cream. What's the experimental probability that the next customer will prefer chocolate?

3/5 or 60%

200

Rolling a 7 on a six sided dice 

Impossible 

200

If you flip a fair coin twice, what is the probability of getting at least one head?

3/4 or 75%

200

5+8

13

300

What is the probability of rolling a number 1-3 on a 6 sided dice 

3/6, 1/2, or 50%

300

A spinner is spun 60 times, and the arrow lands on red 20 times. What is the experimental probability of the spinner landing on red?

1/3 or 33%

300

Flipping a coin and getting a heads 10 times in a row.

Unlikely 

300

A six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling an even number?

1/2 or 50%

300

44+94

138

400

What is the probability of getting a heart in a deck of cards 

13/52 or 25%

400

You roll a die 100 times and get a 6 a total of 20 times. What is the experimental probability of rolling a 6?

1/5 or 20%

400

Drawing a card that is not a face card from a standard deck of cards.

Likely 

400

In a class of 25 students, 15 like math and 10 like science. If a student is chosen at random, what is the probability that they like both math and science, assuming 5 students like neither?

1/5 or 20%

400

89+88

177

500

What is the probability of getting a spade in a deck of cards 

13/52 or 25%

500

You draw a card from a deck 100 times and draw a queen 22 times. What is the experimental probability of drawing a queen?

11/50 or 22%

500

Drawing a purple diamond in a deck of cards 

Impossible 

500

A deck of 52 cards is shuffled. What is the probability of drawing a king or a queen?

2/13 or 15%

500

157+648?

805

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