Probability STAAR Review

What is the probability of flipping a coin and getting heads?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/4

• Never, Tails never fails.

If I flip a coin 10 times how many times should I get heads?

• 1

• 10

• 3

• 5

What your results should look like

• favorable outcome

• experimental probability

• Theoretical probabilty

• possible outcome

A compound event is..

• an event that directly causes another

• the probability of all the outcomes

• 1 event that creates 2 results

• when 2 or  more independent events work together

The following M & M colors are in the bowl:
4 yellow, 6 orange, 3 green, 5 blue, 2 brown
What is the probability of selecting a yellow candy, not replacing it, then selecting a green candy?

• 1/5

• 3/19

• 3/95

• 12/380

Theoretically, what is the probability of rolling a sum of two with a pair of dice?

• 1/6

• 2/12

• 1/36

• 1/18

What is the probability of spinning an even number? 

• equally likely

• very likely 

• certain

• impossible 

What is the probability of spinning green?

• impossible

• unlikely

• very likely 

• equally likely 

The probability of Asher's soccer team winning its next game is 7/10.  What is the probability of not winning their next game?

• unlikely

• 3/10

• 1/2

• impossible

If a dice is rolled 300 times, how many times would you predict a roll of a 1 or a 6?

• 50

• 100

• 150

• 75