Simple Probability

There are 20 marbles in the jar.

What is the probability of choosing a marble that is NOT green from the jar?

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• 10/20

• 5%

• 10%

• 0.5

A number is randomly selected from 0-10. What is the probability the number selected is greater than 5?

• 1/2
• 3/5
• 2/5
• 5/11

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 brown candy?

• 2/18
• 1/9
• 2/20
• 1/10

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

What is the probability of spinning an even number? 

• 16 2/3%
• 33 1/3%
• 50%
• 75%

The letters that form the word MATHEMATICS are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a "M"?

• 8/121
• 4/11
• 2/11
• 4/121

What is the probability of drawing a black 5 from a standard deck of playing cards? (52 cards in a deck: 13 hearts, 13 diamonds, 13 spades, 13 clubs)

• 1/2
• 4/52
• 1/13
• 1/26

Cristian was headed to work. What is the probability that he misses the bus and is still on time to work?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1

The list shows all possible outcomes for which experiment?

S = { (heads, heads), (heads, tails),

(tails, tails), (tails, heads) }

• Flipping a coin one time

• Flipping a coin two times

• Flipping a coin three times

• Flipping a coin four times

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

• 1/2
• 1/3
• 1/4
• Never, Tails never fails.