Worksheets Name
Probability
Class
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Date
Instructor name: Jennifer Parker
1. What is an outcome?
a) The chance or likelihood of an event b) The result of an experiment
c) A fraction, decimal, or a percent d) An activity that gives various results
2.
What is the P( not purple) on this spinner?
a) 1/5 b) 4/5
c) 3/5 d) 2/5
3. Find the probability of rolling a 7 on a single die.
a) 1/6 b) 0
c) 7/6 d) 7/7
4.
What is the probability of spinning green?
a) 1/2 b) 0
c) 1/4 d) 3/4
5.
What is the probability of spinning red?
a) 1/2 b) 3/4
c) 0 d) 5/12
6.
What is the probability of spinning green or blue?
a) 1/2 b) 0
c) 5/12 d) 3/4
7. The letters that form the word ALGEBRA are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a
letter other than “A”?
a) 2/7 b) 5/7
c) 25/26 d) 1/6
8. The letters that form the word MATHEMATICS are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of
choosing a letter that is a vowel?
a) 5/26 b) 4/11
c) 7/11 d) 2/11
9.
A bag has 3 red marbles, 2 blue and 4 green and 1 yellow. What is the theoretical probability of pulling
a red?
a) 3/9 b) 1/3
c) 3/10 d) 1/9
10. A jar contains 2 pink, 6 red, and 4 blue marbles. If you pick one marble without looking, what is the
probability that the marble you pick will be red or blue?
a) 1/3 b) 5/6
c) 1/6 d) 1/2
11.
The chart below represents the number of marbles in a jar.
P(green) =
a) 1/5 b) 5/14
c) 5/19
12.
The spinner is divided into eight equal parts. Find the theoretical probability of landing on the given
section of the spinner.P(white)=
a) 3/7 b) 5/8
c) 7/8 d) 1/8
13.
Andrew picks one marble at a time from a box and replaces it. He repeats this process 25 times and
records the results in the table. Based on the table, which color marble has an experimental
probability of 1/5?
a) Red b) Green
c) Blue d) Yellow
14.
If you choose from the following M & M colors, what is the probability that you choose blue?
5 green
6 yellow
8 blue
7 brown
a) 8/25 b) 1/3
c) 1/4 d) 4/13