Probability STAAR Review

There are several centimeter cubes in a box. Four are red, 3 are blue, 2 are yellow, and 3 are gree. What is the probability that without looking Joshua will pick a red centimeter cube from the box?

• Experimental

• Theoretical

There are several centimeter cubes in a box. Four are red, 3 are blue, 2 are yellow, and 3 are gree. What is the probability that without looking Joshua will pick a red centimeter cube from the box?

• 1/6

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 1/3

Joan spins the spinner above one time. What is the probability that she will spin an 8 or a 2?

• Theoretical

• Experimental

Joan spins the spinner above one time. What is the probability that she will spin an 8 or a 2?

• 1/16

• 1/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

Eric has some marbles in a bag. The table above shows how many of each color marble he has. He picks one marble from the bag without looking. What is the probability that he will pick a blue marble?

• Theoretical

• Experimental

Eric has some marbles in a bag. The table above shows how many of each color marble he has. He picks one marble from the bag without looking. What is the probability that he will pick a blue marble?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 5/12

• 2/3

The table above shows how many of each kind of cookie Mrs. Armstrong put into a cookie jar.  If her son picks a cookie from the jar without looking, what is the probability that he will not pick a peanut butter cookie?

• Theoretical

• Experimental

The table above shows how many of each kind of cookie Mrs. Armstrong put into a cookie jar.  If her son picks a cookie from the jar without looking, what is the probability that he will not pick a peanut butter cookie?

• 30%

• 60%

• 40%

• 80%

Billy rolls a standard six-sided number cube and flips a coin.

What is the probability that the cube shows an odd number, and the coin shows tails?

• Independent

• Dependent

Billy rolls a standard six-sided number cube and flips a coin.

What is the probability that the cube shows an odd number, and the coin shows tails?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/6

• 5/6