Vocabulary
Basic Probability
Probability on Spinners
100
This is the likelihood of an event occuring. 

a. chance 

b. probability 

c. percent 

d. independent

What is probability?
100

This is the probability of flipping a heads on a coin.

What is 1/2?

100

A spinner has 4 equal sections, 1 green, 2 red, and 1 yellow.  As a fraction what is the probability of spinning a yellow?

What is 1/4?

200
This the result of an event. 

a. dependent 

b. event 

c. outcome 

d. chance

What is outcome?
200
You and four friends order food at a restaurant. This is the probability that your food will be served first.
What is 1/5?
200

A spinner has 6 equal sections, 1 blue, 2 red, 2 orange, and 1 green.  On a number line where would I put the chance of spinning white?

What is at 0? (impossible)

300

The outcome that would definitely happen. 

a. likely 

b. unlikely

c. impossible 

d. certain

What is certain?

300

This is the probability of rolling greater than 2 on a number die.

What is 4/6?

300

A spinner has the letters A-H on it in equal sections.  What is the chance as a fraction of spinning a vowel?

What is 2/8?

400

The outcome that would probably not happen:

a.  likely

b. unlikely

c. impossible

d. certain

What is unlikely?

400
A bag has seven Snickers and three Milky Way bars. This the probability of pulling out a Snickers?
What is 7/10?
400

A spinner has 6 equal sections.  3 white and 3 green.  On a number line, where would I put the chance of spinning a green?

What is at 1/2? (equally likely)

500

Describe the outcomes of this event: flipping a coin 

 You could toss heads or tails; two outcomes 

500
The letters A through I are placed in a bag. This is the probability of drawing D.
What is 1/9?
500

On a spinner you have 10 equal sections.  3 are red, 2 are yellow, 2 are green, 1 is white, and 2 are blue.  Which color am I most likely to spin?

What is red?