Food Probs
You have 5 limes and 15 lemons in a bag. If you randomly pull one fruit out of the bag what is the probability of getting a lime?
What is 25% or 1/4?
There are 50 white marbles in a bag. What is the probability of pulling out a blue marble?
What is 0%? or What is impossible?
I have 40 chickens on my farm- 20 are white, 10 are brown, 7 are black, and 3 are blue. If I put them all in the coop and pull one out while blindfolded, what is the probability that I will pull out a black chicken?
What is 7/40 or 17.5%?
There are 4 Teletubbies- Tinky-Winky, Dipsy, La-La, and Po. What is the probability that Miley would choose Dipsy as her favorite?
What is 25% or 1/4?
Mr. Earnheart's light is blown and he can't see when getting dressed. He needs to grab a shirt to put on and he wants it to be his favorite color, blue. He knows he has 4 black shirts, seven red, nine grey, one orange, and 4 blue hanging up. If he just grabs one shirt, what is the probability that it will be his favorite color?
What is 16% or 4/25?
Kalyn has some Air Heads in her backpack. She knows she bought three cherry, three watermelon, one orange, and two blue-raspberry. She knows if she gets caught, they may be taken away. If she is stealthy and reaches in to pick one to eat, what is the chances that she will pull out her favorite flavor, cherry?
What is1/3 or 33.3%?
You have 5 marbles in a bag- 3 are green and 2 are blue. What is the probability that you will pull out a blue one?
What is 2/5 or 40%
Kaiana places some hearts in a bag- 5 pink, 10 red, 2 green, and 3 blue. What is the probability that she will reach in and pull out a blue heart?
What is 3/20 or 15%?
Robin has some bracelets listed below. She loans them to Carsyn, but Carsyn's cat stole one. What is the probability that the cat stole a purple one? 2 red, 3 blue, 2 black, 4 grey, 3 purple, 1 clear
What is 1/5 or 20%?
Mrs. Glover has 3 white volleyballs, 2 pink, 5 green and gold, and 2 blue. What is the probability that she will start practice with a pink ball?
What is 1/6 or 16.6%?
Z has some apples in his shopping bag- three red, five green, and three yellow. What is the probability that he will eat a green one first?
What is 5/11 or 45%?
Ben has a bag of marbles with ten yellow marbles and 50 red marbles. What are the chances that he will pull out a red marble?
What is 83% or 5/6?
There are some bears sleeping in a dark den. There is a spotted bear, three black bears, two kodiak bears, and a panda (he was adopted). If Kamden reaches in and pokes one with a stick, what is the probability that he will poke a Kodiak bear?
What is 2/7 or 29%?
A woman has a spinner- there are 3 white, 12 red, 10 blue, 7 yellow spaces. What is the probability that when she spins, she will land on a blue space?
What is 5/16 or 31.25%
Mr. Sokolov has some paint bottles laid out for a painting he will complete while blindfolded. He has 2 black, 2 white, a red, 1 blue, 1 pink, 3 yellow, and an orange. What is the probability that he will choose an orange bottle first?
What is 9% or 1/11?
Lilly has 4 apples, 3 oranges, and 6 pears in a bag. What is the probability that she will randomly pick an orange or banana out of the bag?
A man has a bag filled with marbles. There are 13 reds, 12 purples, 15 oranges, two blues, and a pink. He gives the bag a good shake. What is the probability that someone could pull out an orange marble?
What is 35% or 15/43?
A kid has 60 toy dinosaurs- 21 are yellow, 16 of them are red, 22 of them are blue, and one of them is orange. If she puts them all in a box and shakes it up, what is the probability that she will blindly pull out an orange one?
What is 1/60 or 1.7%
Alyssa is wanting to sell her car collection. What is the probability that she will sell a yellow or black car first? She has 3 red, 4 blue, 2 black, and 1 yellow.
What is 3/10 or 30%?
Mrs. Mitchell has a collection of calculators- nine are pink, 13 are red, 14 are purple, and 14 are navy. What is the probability that she will choose one at random and it will be a purple?
What is 28% or 7/25?
Zion has some frozen pizzas in the freezer, but the labels have been torn off. When he ordered them, he picked three cheese, seven supreme, a meat lover's, and two pepperoni. If he pulls one out to bake, what is the probability that he will choose a supreme pizza?
What is 7/13 or 54%?
There are some sports balls that teachers are giving away as prizes- there are many to choose from! (3 footballs, 2 baseballs, 3 softballs, 2 golf balls, and 4 basketballs. What is the probability that the next student will choose a softball?
What is 3/14 or 21%?
Devin has five dollar bills, two two dollar bills, and a twenty dollar bill. What is the probability that he will pull a $2 bill out of his purse?
What is 1/4 or 25%?
There are 25 hot air balloons in the sky- 5 red, 4 blues, 13 yellow, and 3 whites. What is the probability that a yellow or blue will land first?
What is 68% or 17/25?
Mrs. Glover had 12 volleyball players- 3 are spikers, 2 are setters, 4 are hitters, and three are servers. What is the probability of a spiker or hitter being the best player on the team?
What is 58.3% or 7/12?