Mastering Probability Fractions

A bag contains 2 red marbles and 3 blue marbles. What is the probability of drawing a red marble, expressed as a fraction?

• 2/5

• 3/5

• 1/2

• 2/3

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If there are 4 green, 5 red, and 1 blue pencil in a box, what is the probability of picking a green pencil?

• 1/10

• 4/10

• 5/10

• 1/4

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In a deck of 52 cards, what is the probability of drawing an Ace?

• 1/13

• 1/52

• 4/52

• 1/26

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A spinner has numbers 1 through 8. What is the probability of spinning a number greater than 6?

• 1/4

• 2/8

• 3/8

• 1/8

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There are 15 students in a class, 9 girls and 6 boys. What is the probability of randomly selecting a boy?

• 6/15

• 9/15

• 1/2

• 2/5

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A dice is rolled once. What is the probability of rolling an even number?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/6

• 3/6

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Out of 20 raffle tickets, 4 are winning tickets. What is the probability of picking a winning ticket?

• 1/5

• 4/20

• 1/4

• 5/20

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A jar contains 7 red, 8 yellow, and 5 green jelly beans. What is the probability of choosing a yellow jelly bean?

• 8/20

• 7/20

• 5/20

• 1/3

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If a coin is flipped, what is the probability of it landing on heads?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 2/2

• 0

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A bag contains 5 blue, 3 green, and 2 red balls. What is the probability of not drawing a blue ball?

• 5/10

• 3/10

• 5/5

• 5/10

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