Probability Word Problems Grade 6 Math Unit on Probability
What do we know about probability?
Problem #1 There are 6 blue tiles, 3 green tiles, 4 purple tiles, and 6 pink tiles in a bag. If you select one without looking, what is the probability it will be pink?
Steps to solve 1. Add up all the tiles together 2. Represent the pink marbles and the total marbles as a fraction 3. Convert the fraction into a percent
Problem #2 If you pick one marble from a bag that has 2 red marbles, 5 green marbles, 3 blue marbles, 3 yellow marbles, and 4 pink marbles, what is the probability of picking out a blue marble
Problem #3 If you pick one t-shirt from a drawer that has 5 green shirts, 2 blue shirts, 1 red shirt, 5 yellow shirts, and 3 purple shirts, what is the probability that the shirt will be yellow?