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If I have a spinner with numbers 1-7, what is the probability that I will spin a 4?
What is 1/7
100
Lily rolls a 6-sided number cube twice. What is the probability that a 4 will come up each time?
What is 1/36
100
I have a bag with 4 yellow chips and 2 red chips. I remove a red chip and I do not replace it. What is the probability that my next chip will be yellow?
What is 4/5?
100
A 4-color spinner was spun 40 times. The results from those 40 spins are shown below: Yellow - 4 Orange - 26 Green - 5 Red - 5 What is the experimental probability that red is spun?
What is 5/40 (OR 1/8)
100
There are 6 people in a race. How many possible ways can those 6 people finish in 1st - 6th place?
6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 720 possible ways
200
If I have 3 red lollipops, 4 blue lollipops and 8 green lollipops, what is the probability that I will randomly choose a green lollipop?
What is 8/15
200
What does the term "independent event" mean?
The outcome of the second event is not affected by the outcome of the first event.
200
What does the term "dependent event" mean?
The outcome of the second event is dependent upon the outcome of the first event.
200
Students were polled about their favorite candy. The results are shown below: Kit Kat - 23 students Mr. Goodbar - 12 students Skittles - 19 students Starburst - 10 students What is the experimental probability that a student's favorite candy is Skittles?
What is 19/64
200
You are at a sandwich shop that offers a choice of 6 types of bread, 4 types of meat, and 5 types of cheese. How many possible sandwiches can you order, assuming that each sandwich has only one type of bread, one type of meat, and one type of cheese?
6 x 4 x 5 = 120 different types of sandwhiches
300
There are 10 yellow chips and 8 purple chips in a bag. What is the probability that I will randomly choose a purple chip? Your answer needs to be in simplest terms!
What is 4/9
300
Drawer A contains 4 black socks and 5 white socks. Drawer B contains 6 black socks and 4 white socks. What is the probability that I will choose a black sock from each drawer?
What is 24/90 (OR 12/45)
300
I have a box of 3 pink marbles and 4 green marbles. I take out a pink marble and I do not replace it. What is the probability that I will next take out a green marble?
What is 4/6? (Or 2/3)
300
In a video game factory, there was one defective video game out of every 30 video games that were produced. How many defective video games would you expect to see out of 90 video games?
What is 3
300
There are 16 people in a race. How many different possibilities are there for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place?
16 x 15 x 14 = 3,360 possibilities
400
If there are 12 girls and 13 boys in a classroom, what is the probability that I will randomly choose a boy from the class?
What is 13/25
400
I have a bag of 3 green crayons, 2 black crayons, and 5 yellow crayons. What is the probability that I randomly select 2 yellow crayons if I replace the crayon each time?
What is 25/100 (OR 1/4)
400
I have a bag of 3 pink crayons, 12 blue crayons, 3 yellow crayons and 2 brown crayons. I select a blue crayon from the bag, and it is not replaced. What is the probability that I will randomly select a pink crayon?
What is 2/19
400
A 4-color spinner was spun 40 times. The results from those 40 spins are shown below: Yellow - 4 Orange - 26 Green - 5 Red - 5 Is the spinner was spun 160 times, how many times would you expect it to land on yellow?
What is 16
400
In a class of 20 students, there is a President, Vice President, and a Treasurer. What how many different possibilities are there for these positions?
20 x 19 x 18 = 6,840
500
If I have a box of 3 oatmeal cookies and 5 chocolate chip cookies, what is the probability that I will randomly choose an oatmeal cookie?
What is 3/8?
500
I have a spinner, with numbers 1-5, and a 6-sided die. What is the probability that I will spin a 4 and roll a number greater than 3?
What is 3/30 (OR 1/10)
500
I have a bag of 4 red Skittles, 6 blue Skittles, 7 yellow Skittles, and 3 green Skittles. I choose 2 Skittles from my bag, without replacement. What is the probability that both of my Skittles will be green?
What is 6/380 (OR 3/190)
500
In a keyboarding class, Terrell made 4 typing errors in 44 words. In a 500 word essay, how many errors would you expect Terrell to make?
What is 45.45
500
I have a number pad with numbers 0-9. I want to make a 3 digit password for my house alarm. How many different possibilities are there?
10 x 9 x 8 = 720 possibilities