Simple Probability
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1) Describe each position A, B, C, D and E on the probability scale using appropriate [1]
vocabularly
2) Elliot tosses a coin. Find the probability he gets a tail. [1]
3) Hannah rolls a dice. Find the probability she gets a five. [1]
4) Joel rolls a dice. Find the probability he gets a number less than or equal to five. [1]
5) Find the probability that for a random spin of the spinner, the arrow points to 7. [1]
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6) Find the probability that for a random spin of the spinner, the arrow points to 2. [1]
7) If you select a card at random from a standard pack of 52 playing cards (ace is counted [1]
as 1), find the probability of choosing
a) a five of Spades b) a Club c) a five
8) If you select a card at random from a standard pack of cards (ace is counted as 1), find [1]
the probability of choosing
a) a five of Diamonds b) a Club or Diamond c) a number smaller than 7
9) A number is chosen at random from the set of numbers given below. [1]
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Find the probability that the number is
a) an even number b) an odd number
10) A ball is drawn randomly from a jar that contains 2 black balls, 3 brown balls, and 5 [1]
purple balls. Find the probability of selecting
a) a black ball b) a brown ball c) a purple ball
11) Harley chooses a letter at random from the word SEVEN. Find the probability that he [1]
chooses
a) an N b) an E
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12) A group of people were asked if they owned a hamster. 198 responded "yes", and 147 [1]
responded "no".
Find the probability that if a person is chosen at random, they own a hamster.
13) A roulette wheel has slots numbered from 0 to 37. [1]
Find the probability that the ball lands on an odd number.
14) Josh bought a bag of sweets, 5 of them are orange, 5 are white and 5 are green. Find the [1]
probability that a randomly selected sweet is
a) not green b) white or green
15) The English Alphabet contains 26 letters. Find the probability of [1]
a) choosing a vowel b) not choosing a vowel
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Solutions for the assessment Simple Probability
1) A = impossible, B = unlikely, C = evens, D = likely, E = 1
2) P(tail) =
certain 2
4) P(a number less than or equal to five) =
1
3) P(five) = 5
6
6
1 1
5) 6)
10 4
1 1
7) a) P(a five of Spades) = 8) a) P(a five of Diamonds) =
52 52
1 1
b) P(a Club) = b) P(a Club or Diamond) =
4 2
1 6
c) P(a five) = c) P(a number smaller than 7) =
13 13
1
10) a) P(black ball) =
5 5
9) a) P(even number) =
11 3
b) P(brown ball) =
6 10
b) P(odd number) =
11 1
c) P(purple ball) =
2
1 2 66
11) a) P(an N) = , b) P(an E) = 12)
5 5 115
2
14) a) P(not green) =
1 3
13) P(odd number) =
2 2
b) P(white or green) =
3
5
15) a) P(choosing a vowel) =
26
21
b) P(not choosing a vowel) =
26
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