Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Simple Probability
Compound Probability
Random Probability
100
A probability of 0%
Impossible
100
A probability of 100%
Certain
100
What is the probability of flipping a coin and it landing on tails?
1/2
100
If you flip a coin and roll a dice, what is the probability you land on tails, and roll a 2?
1/12
100
A jewelry store sells gold and platinum rings. Each ring is fitted with a ruby, sapphire, emerald, or diamond gemstone. What is the total number of possible outcomes in the sample space?
8
200
A probability between 50-100%
Likely
200
A probability between 0-50%
Unlikely
200
What is the probability of rolling a regular number cube and it lands on 3?
1/6
200
The spinner below is spun twice. What is the probability of the arrow landing on a diamond and then a heart?
8/49
200
A basket of beads contains 8 red beads, 6 yellow beads, and 6 green beads. A bead will be drawn from the basket and replaced 60 times. What is a reasonable prediction for the number of times a red bead is drawn?
24 times
300
A probability of 50%
Equally Likely
300
The probability that an event does not occur.
The complement of an event
300
If you roll a regular number cube, find P(even).
1/2
300
A jar contains 4 blue marbles, 2 yellow marbles, 5 red marbles, and 3 white marbles. 2 marbles are selected at random. What is the probability that a yellow marble is chosen and then a blue marble is chosen?
4/91
300
A spinner can land on either red, blue, or green. You spin twice. What is the sample space?
9
400
The probability of an event based on an experiment.
Experimental Probability
400
The likelihood that an event will happen.
Theoretical Probability
400
If you spin this spinner, what is P(heart')?
5/7
400
A student has a spinner, a number cube 1-6, and a coin. What is the probability the student will spin a vowel, roll an odd number, and the coin will land on tails?
1/12
400
A bag of marbles contains blue, red, and green marbles. The probability of randomly selecting a blue marble is 0.4. The probability of selecting a red marble is ⅓. What is the probability of selecting a green marble?
4/15 or 0.26
500
The probability of one event does not impact the probability of another event.
Independent Probability
500
The probability of one event does impact the probability of another.
Dependent Probability
500
If you roll a regular number cube, what is the P(multiple of 3)?
2/6 or 1/3
500
Halston takes two pieces of fruit for a snack. What is the probability that she chooses two pieces of fruit that are not bananas?
7/12
500
If the letters A, B, C, and D were all placed in a hat and drawn one at a time, what is the probability that they would be chosen in alphabetical order?
1/24