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Probability Rounds

 

 

What is the probability that the spinner will land on green?

 

A likely B impossible

C unlikely D certain

Lily has a bag of bracelets.

  • 4 bracelets are pink
  • 6 bracelets are purple
  • 3 bracelets are green
  • 5 bracelets are blue
  • 6 bracelets are yellow

What are her chances of reaching in and pulling out a blue bracelet?

 

A B C D

 

 

Benjamin has the two number cubes shown. Each is marked 1-6. If he rolls both of the number cubes, what are Benjamin’s chances of rolling a multiple of 2?

 

A B C D

 

 

 

Text Box: ROUND 1
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

John has a bag with candy in it. He has 17 cherry, 3 grape,
2 watermelon, and 2 berry flavored candies. What are his chances of pulling a cherry candy out of his bag?

Use words and a fraction.

 

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A B C D E F G

 

Elijah rolled a number cube with the numbers one through six on it. Which letter shows the probability he will roll an even number on the first try?

 

Without looking, Matthew reached in a cooler to grab a can of water. His choices are pictured above. What are his chances of grabbing a striped can?

 

A impossible B likely

C equally likely D certain

 

Text Box: ROUND 2
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


There are 5 red marbles, 6 blue marbles, and 3 green marbles in a bag. What are the chances you could reach in and pull out a blue marble?

 

 

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impossible unlikely equally likely likely certain

 

A unlikely B equally likely

C likely D certain

 

 

Which spinner has an equal chance of landing on each of the 4 spaces?

 

 

 

 

D

C

B

A

 

 

Jamarco has homophone flash cards that are all the same size, as shown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jamarco will randomly select one of these cards from a pile without looking. What is the probability Jamarco will select a card that has
an “e” on it?

 

Text Box: ROUND 3
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


sole

for

waste

main

tee

 

 

tea

mane

waist

four

soul

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is the probabilty the spinner will NOT land on red?

Use probabilty words and a fraction.

Mrs. Smiley has a bag of Jolly Ranchers.

  • 5 are red
  • 3 are blue
  • 10 are purple
  • 3 are green
  • 4 are pink

What are her chances of selecting a blue or a green Jolly Rancher?

 

A unlikely B impossible

C likely D certain

 

 

Jonathan has twelve math fact cards that are all the same size, as shown.

 

 

 

 

 

Jonathan will randomly select one of these cards without looking. What is the probability Jonathan will select a card that has a 4 on it?

 

A B C D

 

 

Text Box: ROUND 4
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


3 X 2

3 X 3

3 X 1

4 X 2

3 X 4

4 X 5

 

 

5 X 2

4 X 4

5 X 3

5 X 4

4 X 9

4 X 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James has a bag with candy in it. He has 7 cherry, 3 lemon, 4 watermelon, and 2 berry flavored candies. What are his chances of pulling an apple candy out of his bag?

Use words and a fraction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use probability words and a fraction.

 

A jar contains 5 red, 6 green, 4 blue, 2 orange and 7 yellow marbles. What is the probability of choosing a purple marble?

 

The canned water pictured above was in a cooler. Diamond reached in the cooler without looking. What were her chances of pulling out a green can?

 

A B C D

 

Text Box: ROUND 5
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Of the red, blue and green marbles in the leather sack, what is the probability of choosing a marble that does not have an odd number of letters in the name of its

color?

 

A unlikely B impossible

C likely D certain

 

A box contains the following pencils:

  • 8 red
  • 7 blue
  • 6 green

What are the chances of reaching in and grabbing a blue pencil?

 

Use probability words and a fraction.

 

 

 

 

What are the chances of spinning the wheel and landing on a subject that has the letter A in it?

 

 

 

 

A B
C D

 

 

 

Text Box: ROUND 6
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Tickets numbered 1 through 18 are placed in a box and mixed up. What is the probability that the ticket drawn is a multiple of 5?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A B C D

 

 

Use probability words and a fraction.

 

What is the probability of choosing a green marble from a jar containing
5 red, 6 green, 4 blue, and 7 yellow marbles?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose the letter that shows the probability of landing on a color that is red or green.

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A B C D

 

 

6

5

4

3

2

1

 

Text Box: ROUND 7
 

 


12

11

10

9

7

8

 

 

18

17

16

15

13

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bradley decided to use a wheel to spin to see what exam he would study for first. What is the probability he will spin the wheel and land on History?

 

 

A impossible B unlikely C equally likely D likely

 

 

What is the probability of spinning an odd number on a spinner numbered 1 through 7 with all sections equal?

 

A B C D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A B C D

 

Choose the letter that shows the probability of the spinner landing on a section that is NOT yellow.