Henrico Math 8 Probability

What is the probability of spinning an even number?

• 16 2/3%

• 33 1/3%

• 50%

• 75%

Find the probability of rolling greater than a 1 on a single die.

• 6/6
• 5/6
• 4/6
• 1/6

Find the probability of rolling a 7 on a single die.

• 1/6
• 7/6
• 0
• 7/7

Probability can be between what two numbers?

• 10 and 20
• 0 and 100
• 0 and 1
• All Numbers are possible

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

• 8/26
• 4/13
• 8/25
• 1/3

The letters that form the word ALGEBRA are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a letter other than “A”? 

• 2/7
• 5/49
• 5/7
• 10/49

A set of all possible outcomes is known as - 

• a list
• a complement
• a sample space
• an event

Event A has a probability of 0.3. What is the probability of the complement of Event A?

• 30%
• 3/100
• 7/100
• 0.7

Mrs. Elder has a box containing 6 cracker, 3 peppermints, 6 bubble gums, and 3 licorice sticks. If she randomly chooses one piece from the box, what is the probability that she will grab a cracker or a peppermint?

• peppermint
• 1/6
• 1/2
• 1/3

Mrs. Moreno has a box containing 6 lipsticks, 4 eye shadows, 6 eye liners, and 5 mascaras. If she randomly chooses one item from the box, what is the probability that she will grab a lipstick?

• 3/7
• 15/21
• 5/7
• 6/21