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Practice probability questions for Math 6, covering drawing marbles, rolling number cubes, and likelihood of events. Improve your understanding of probability with these exercises!
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Warm Up • Mr. Clark went skydiving over spring break. He jumped from 14,000 ft. Convert this to inches and miles. • If he fell at 120 mph, how many feet per second would this be?
Probability Practice • Mr. Clark • Palmer MS • Math 6
Question 1 • You are one of 30 people whose name will be drawn for a prize. What is the probability that your name will be drawn first?
Question 2 • A standard number cube with the numbers 1 through 6 is rolled. Find the probability of rolling a number greater than 2.
Question 3 • A bag contains 4 red marbles, 3 white marbles, and 6 blue marbles. You pick a marble without looking. Find the probability of drawing a white marble.
Question 4 • You roll a standard number cube once. Find P(multiple of 7).
Question 5 • You roll a standard number cube once. Find P(0).
Question 6 • Suppose you spin the spinner once. Find the probability.P(red)
Question 7 • A bag contains 2 red marbles, 3 white marbles, and 6 blue marbles. You pick a marble without looking. Find the probability of drawing a white marble.
Question 8 • A bag contains 2 red marbles, 4 white marbles, and 8 blue marbles. You pick a marble without looking. Find the probability of drawing a white marble.
Question 9 • You are one of 33 people whose name will be drawn for a prize. What is the probability that your name will be drawn first?
Question 10 • A standard number cube with the numbers 1 through 6 is rolled. Find the probability of rolling a number greater than 4.
Exit Ticket • If a day in a whole week (Sun through Sat) were picked at random, what’s the likelihood (probability) that it will have the letter “U” in it anywhere? • Mary has a bag with 4 yellow marbles, 7 black, and 5 pink marbles. What’s the probability that she will randomly pick a pink marble from the bag? • What’s the probability of rolling a number cube and getting a composite number? ….a prime number? ….NEITHER a prime NOR a composite? • What’s the probability that your teacher will grow wings on his/her back in the next five minutes and fly around the room over your heads, dropping gum drops on each student’s desk? • What’s the probability that you’ll die if you’re deprived of ANY food or fluids for 6 months?