Probability

What is the LIKELIHOOD that a coin landing on heads when it is flipped?

• certain

• likely

• equally likely

• unlikely

• impossible

Definition: The ratio of the number of times an event occurs to the total number of trials.

• experimental probability

• simple probability

• theoretical probability

What is the probability of spinning a number that is 3 or less?

Definition: The ratio of successful outcomes to the total number of outcomes.

• complement

• simple probability

• experimental probability

• theoretical probability

What is the probability of spinning a letter that is not P?

• 1/7

• 1/6

• 6/7

• 5/6

Definition: The probability of the event NOT occurring.

• opposite

• impossible

• complement

• not happening

At Douglas House of Pizza, 4 of the last 6 pizzas sold had pepperoni. What is the experimental probability that the next pizza sold will have pepperoni?

ANSWER IN SIMPLEST FORM

Definition: The probability of an event happening based on possible outcomes.

• simple probability

• experiment probability

• theoretical probability

• none of the above

The Muffin House recently sold 2 blueberry muffins and 16 chocolate chip muffins. What is the probability that the next muffin sold is a blueberry muffin?

ANSWER IN SIMPLEST FORM

What is the likelihood that a fair coin is tossed and lands on heads and tails?

• certain

• likely

• equally likely

• unlikely

• impossible