Understanding Likelihood and Risk

What is the probability of rolling a 3 on a standard die?

• 1/4

• 1/6

• 1/2

• 2/6

If you flip a coin, what are the likely outcomes?

• Heads or Tails

• Up or Down

• One or Two

• Red or Blue

Which event is more likely: rolling a 1 or rolling a 6 on a die?

• Rolling a 1 is more likely than rolling a 6.

• Both events are equally likely.

• Rolling a 6 is impossible on a standard die.

• Rolling a 1 and rolling a 6 are both impossible.

If you have a bag with 3 red balls and 2 blue balls, what is the probability of picking a red ball?

• 1.0

• 0.6

• 0.8

• 0.4

What does it mean if an event has a probability of 0?

• The event has a 50% chance of occurring.

• The event is certain to happen.

• The event cannot happen.

• The event is likely to happen.

If you roll two dice, what is the probability of getting a sum of 7?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/6

• 1/12

How would you describe the likelihood of it raining tomorrow if the forecast says 80% chance?

• No chance of rain tomorrow.

• Low chance of rain tomorrow.

• Uncertain weather conditions expected.

• High likelihood of rain tomorrow.

If you have 4 equally likely outcomes, what is the probability of each outcome?

• 0.5

• 0.25

• 0.1

• 0.75

What is the risk of losing a game if you have a 25% chance of winning?

• 50%

• 100%

• 25%

• 75%

If you draw a card from a standard deck, what is the probability of drawing a heart?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/5