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More probability questions
How Likely is it?
100
The probability of getting yellow with this spinner.
1/4 or 0.25 or 25%
100
Different colored cubes are in a bucket. There are Red, Yellow and blue cubes. During a class experiment each student draws a cube at random. Altogether the class draws 20 cubes. A red cube is drawn 8 times, a yellow cube is drawn 2 times, and a blue cube is drawn 10 times. Based on the experiment what is the probability pf drawing a blue cube?
1/2, 50%, or 0.5
100
You are trying to decide what to wear to school. You know you have a green pair of pants, a red pair, and a blue pair. You also have a brown shirt, a plaid shirt, and a yellow shirt. How many different outfit combinations can you make?
9
100
You roll a fair six-sided number cube. What is the probability you roll a number less than 3?
1/3, 2/6 or equivalent
100
How likely is it that a coin is flipped and lands on tails?
Equally likely
200
The classic wood carousel at Carousel Park in Hampton, VA has 32 jumping horses and 16 standing horses. What is the probability of randomly selecting a jumping horse?
2/3, or 0.6666, or 66.666%
200
The following spinner was spun 12 times. with the data showing below.
According to the experiment above what is the probability of spinning yellow?
0%, or 0
200
What is the number of possible outcomes for spinning one spinner with 3 equal sections and another spinner with 5 equal sections?
15 possible outcomes
200
A jar contains 5 purple, 7 red, and 3 yellow marbles. What is the probability that you would NOT draw a purple marble?
2/3 or equivalent
200
How likely is it that a number cube is tossed and lands on 3?
Unlikely
300
Maria is flipping a coin and spinning a spinner. The spinner has 4 equal sections labeled A-D. What is the probability the coin will land on heads and the spinner will land on the letter "A"?
1/8 or 0.125, or 12.5%
300
A letter tile is randomly selected from a bag, recorded, and replaced 100 times. The results are listed below. What is the experimental probability of selecting the letter "E"? A = 16 E = 11 I = 29 O = 19 U = 25
11/100 or 0.11, or 11%
300
Danika has scored a goal at 6 out of the last 10 lacrosse games. Based oh Danika's record What is the probability that Danika will score a goal at the next game?
60% or 6/10 or 0.6
300
Describe the difference between events that are certain, likely, equally likely, unlikely, or never going to happen.
Certain would be 100% of the time, likely is anything greater than 50% of the time, equally likely is exactly 50% of the time, unlikely is anything less than 50% of the time, and never is anything that has a 0% chance of occuring.
300
How likely is it that a number cube is tossed and it lands on 8?
never going to happen
400
There are 3 red marbles, 2 green marbles, and 1 yellow marble in a box. The probability of picking a green marble.
1/3, or 0.3333, or 33.3333%
400
Pedro recorded the types of birds that visit his bird feeder. Based on the results below, what is the probability the next bird will be a chickadee? Woodpecker = 3 Chickadee = 5 Cardinal = 1 Sparrow = 13 Blue Jay = 3
1/5, or 0.20, or 20%
400
You roll a number cube once and then roll it again. What is the probability you will roll a 4 both times?
1/36
400
What is the total number of choices possible when you choose one item from each category? 3 desserts, 2 drinks, 5 vegetables.
30
400
How likely is it that a number cube is tossed and lands on any number 1-6?
Certain
500
Jarvonya spins a spinner with 3 equal sections numbered 1-3 and she spins another spinner with 4 equal sections with the letters A-D. What is the probability she will spin a 3 and a B?
1/12 or equivalent
500
A six-sided die is thrown 50 times. Using the list below, how does the theoretical probability of rolling a 3 compare to the experimental probability of rolling a 3? Number on Die How Many Times it Landed on that Number 1 8 2 6 3 7 4 12 5 10 6 7
The theoretical probability is higher than the experimental probability. (Theoretical = 17%, Experimental = 14%)
500
Babe Ruth had a 0.34 batting average. How many hits would you expect him to get at 50 at bats?
17 hits
500
You toss a fair-sided coin TWO times AND then toss a fair-sided die. What is the probability that you toss heads, tails, and NOT a 3?
5/24 or equivalent
500
How likely is it that a number cube lands on 2 and a coin lands on heads?
unlikely