MATHEMATIC UNIT 8 PROBABILITY

NAME/CLASS :
DATE :

1. Match the event to the description of its likelihood.

The first one is done for you
You will see a monster today Chane
You will write something at school today Maybe
You flip a fair coin and the coin will land heads up Impossible
There are 31 days in May. likely
Today I want to eat meatball Certain 2[ ]

2. Write sentence to use the language of chance, including maybe, likely,

certain and impossible.
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3. A bag has 3 red marbles, 2 blue, 1 yellow and 4 green.

What is the probability of picking red marbles? _________
A marble is chosen, removed from the bag and another
marble is drawn _________________________________ 2[ ]

4. There are shape in the bag. Leo takes shape out of the bag
without looking. (Square, Star , Triangle, Circle).

Are these statements True or False.

a. There no chance that Leo will take a Star T/F
b. There is a good chance that Leo will take a Square T/F
c. There is a poor chance that Leo will take circle. T/F
d. There is a certain that Leo will take a triangle. T/F 2[ ]

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5. Put these bags in order from the greatest to the least chance of winning.

Least chance Greatest

chance
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E ___________ ___________ B
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6.

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7. Nadia has a bag of 20 candies. There are 10 red candies and 10 green
candies. Nadia picks one candy without looking.
What is the probability that she picks a red candy?
_______________________________________________ 1[ ]

8. There are 9 gumballs in a gumball machine. There are 5 blue gumballs and
4 red gumballs. What is the probability that a red gumball will come out of
the machine next?
_______________________________________________ 1[ ]

9. Davio has a number cube numbered 1 to 6.

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 If he rolls the cube once, what is the probability that it will
land on 4? ____________________________________

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10. Kanaya has a bag of 25 colored golf balls. There are 10 red, 5 blue, 3 green,
and 7 yellow golf balls in the bag. Kanaya closes her eyes and picks a golf
ball. Which color is she least likely to pick? _________________________ 1[ ]

11. Mrs.Yuli puts ten identical boxes on her desk. Seven boxes are empty, two
have erasers, and one has stickers. Mrs. Yuli chooses a box. Which word
best describes the chance that she chooses an empty box?
________________
Certain Likely Unlikely Impossible 2[ ]

12. A bag contains 34 marbles. There are 9 red, 12 yellow, 8 green, and 5 blue
marbles. Ara closes her eyes and picks one marble. What color is she most
likely to pick? _______________________________ 1[ ]

13. Kenze has 3 yellow socks, 9 green socks, 6 blue socks, and 5 white socks in
a drawer. If he reaches into the drawer without looking and takes out one
sock, what color is he most likely to get?
_______________________________ 1[ ]

14. Emilio has a bag of candies: 5 red candies, 3 blue candies, and 2 yellow
candies. If Andrew picks one candy without looking, what is the probability
that he will pick a blue candy? _______________________________ 1[ ]

15. Adit made this spinner for a game.

On one spin, what is the probability that the arrow will land on Blue?
2[ ]
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-GOOD LUCK-