What is the probability of getting an even number when you roll a die once?.

3 out of 6, 3/6 or 50%

If you are looking at a pile of jelly beans and you choose one, are you are choosing at random?

False

When you toss a coin two times, the sample space contains six possible outcomes.

False (2 x 2 = 4 possible outcomes)

The probability that an event happens is 4/12. What is the probability that the event will not happen?

8/12 = 2/3

What is the probability of drawing a red face card (i.e., king, queen, or jack) from a full deck of playing cards?

6/52 = 3/26

If you spin this spinner 30 times, how many times might you expect it to land on red?

30 x 1/3 = 30/3 = 10 times

There are 14 marbles in a bag: 4 red, 4 orange, 5 green, and 1 blue. You take one marble out of the bag. What is the probability of getting a red or a blue marble?

5/14

A spinner is divided into 6 equal parts: 3 green, 2 blue, and 1 red. What is the probability of spinning green?

3/6 = ½

Each letter of the word PROBABILITY is written on a separate card and placed in a bag. Fareshta draws one card from the bag. What is the probability of her drawing a B?

2/11

How many possible outcomes are there when you flip a coin and roll a six-sided die at the same time?

(2 x 6) = 12

If you hit the ball 25% of the time you get to bat, how many hits would you expect to get in 40 at-bats?

¼ of 40 = 10 25% of 40 = x 40 = 10

Grant successfully makes one half-court shot out of three. What is the probability that he scores two half- court shots in a row?

1/9 (independent events)

An ice-cream store sells 5 different flavours of ice cream that can be topped with 5 different toppings. How many flavour and topping combinations are there?

25 (5 x 5 = 25)

Scott’s sock drawer has 6 green socks, 8 white socks, and 4 black socks. What is the probability that he will pull out a white sock?

4/9

A grade 7 class has 18 boys and 14 girls. If a student is picked at random, what is the probability of picking a boy?

9/16

What is the probability of picking a sour-apple candy from a jar of candies that has 17 sour apples, 9 sweet berries, and 4 wacky watermelons?

17/30

In a board game, you can move any number of spaces up to and including the value you spin. The spinner is divided into 4 equal sections, numbered 1 to 4. What is the probability that you win on your next roll, if you are 3 spaces short of the finish line?

You need #3 or #4 therefore 2/4 or 1/2

To simulate the gender of an unborn baby, you could use

a coin (2 outcomes)

Four students are running for student council president. Of 30 students polled, 15 choose Mike, 4 choose Jean, 5 choose Winston, and 6 choose Francesca. What is the probability of Jean or Francesca winning the election?

10 out of 30 = 10/30 = 1/3 = 33%

Jeff saves 75% of the shots on goal. If Jeff faces 20 shots in his next game, how many goals can he expect to let in?

75% of 20 = of 20 = 5 ¾ of 20 = 5