Understanding Probability and Outcomes

A bag contains 3 red marbles, 2 blue marbles, and 1 green marble. What is the probability of drawing a red marble from the bag?

If you roll a standard six-sided die, what is the probability of rolling a number greater than 4?

• Impossible

• Unlikely

• Equally likely

• Likely

A spinner is divided into 4 equal sections numbered 1 to 4. What is the probability of the spinner landing on an even number?

Which of the following events is certain to happen?

• Rolling a 7 on a standard six-sided die

• Drawing a red card from a standard deck of cards

• The sun rising in the east

• Flipping a coin and it landing on its edge

You have a bag with 5 red balls and 5 blue balls. What is the probability of picking a blue ball?

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

• Impossible

• Unlikely

• Equally likely

• Certain

A jar contains 4 green candies, 3 yellow candies, and 5 red candies. What is the probability of picking a yellow candy?

Which of the following events is impossible?

• Drawing a heart from a standard deck of cards

• Rolling a 3 on a standard six-sided die

• Picking a blue marble from a bag of only red marbles

• Flipping a coin and getting heads

Which list shows the total outcomes of spinning a 4 part spinner labeled 1 - 4, and flipping a coin?

• 1T

  2T

  3T

  4T

• 1T

  1H

  2T

  2H

  3T

  3H

  4T

  4H

• 1TH

  2TH

  3TH

  4TH

• 1H

  2H

  3H

  4H

A box contains 2 apples, 3 bananas, and 5 oranges. What is the probability of picking an apple?