Favorable Outcomes
Probability
Probability Terms
Mixed
Random
100
What are the favorable outcomes of flipping a coin?
Heads, tails
100
What is the probability of having a baby girl?
1/2
100
What does it mean if something is...
impossible
equally likely
certain
Not going to happen
Same chance of happening or not happening
100% going to happen
100
You make 20 cookies. 12 are chocolate chip and 8 are peanut butter. What is the theoretical probability of randomly picking a chocolate chip cookie?
12/20
100
How many stars are on the American flag?
50
200
What are the favorable outcomes of the gender of a baby?
Boy and girl
200
You randomly select a day of the week. What is the probability of selecting a day that starts with "s"?
2/7
200
The chance of rain tomorrow is 35%. Is this event impossible, unlikely, equally likely, likely, or certain?
Unlikely
200
If you roll a dice, what is the probability of rolling a 1?
1/6
200
Hg is the chemical symbol of which element?
Mercury
300
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
You pick a letter randomly. What are the favorable outcomes of choosing a vowel?
A, E
300
You roll a dice. What is the probability that it will land on an even number?
3/6 OR 1/2
300
Is this event impossible, unlikely, equally likely, likely, or certain?
You make a free throw shot 75% of the time.
Likely
300
Maria is spinning a spinner. The spinner has 5 equal sections labeled A-E. What is the probability that the spinner will land on the letter "A"?
1/5 or 20%
300
What is the third sign of the zodiac?
Gemini
400
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
You choose a number randomly. What are the favorable outcomes of choosing a number less than 7?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
400
Picture a spinner. It has 6 parts. One part is blue, one part is green, two parts are yellow, and two parts are red. What is the probability of the spinner landing on red?
2/6
400
Are these events impossible, unlikely, equally likely, likely, or certain?
It will snow in July
Tomorrow will be Thursday
When you flip a coin, it will land on heads
Impossible
Certain
Equally likely
400
On a test, you have to answer a true or false question. What is the probability that you will get the correct answer?
1/2
400
What is the title of the Monarch known for controlling death?
Sovereign of Death
500
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
You choose a number randomly. What is the favorable outcomes of choosing a 2?
2
500
How do you write the probability of an event?
As a fraction
Number of specific thing
____________________
Total number of things
500
Name the 5 probability terms
Impossible, unlikely, equally likely, likely, certain
500
On a farm there are 4 goats, 10 horses, 6 sheep, 5 pigs, and 15 cows. The farmer will select one animal at random. What is the probability that the farmer will select a goat or a sheep?
1/4 or 25%
500
What is the only food that never spoils?
