Probability Word Problems and Real-World Scenarios

Questions

1. MultiChoice

   A raffle has 200 total tickets. Maya bought 10 tickets. What is the theoretical probability that she wins?

2. MultiChoice

   A jar contains 5 red candies, 8 blue candies, and 7 green candies. What is the probability of randomly choosing a blue candy?

3. MultiChoice

   A fruit bowl contains 4 apples, 3 bananas, and 5 oranges. What is P(not banana)?

4. MultiChoice

   There are 15 boys and 10 girls in a classroom. What is the probability that a student chosen at random is a girl?

5. MultiChoice

   There are 15 boys and 10 girls in a classroom. What is the probability that a student chosen at random is a boy?

6. MultiChoice

   A board game spinner has 6 equal sectors numbered 1 through 6. What is the probability of spinning a number greater than 2?

7. MultiChoice

   A weather forecaster says there is a 3/10 chance of snow today. What is the probability that it will NOT snow today?

8. MultiChoice

   A drawer has 6 black socks and 4 white socks. What is the probability of randomly picking a black sock?

9. MultiChoice

   A drawer has 6 black socks and 4 white socks. What is the probability of randomly picking a white sock?

10. MultiChoice

    A spinner has sectors labeled A, B, C, D, E, F. What is the probability of spinning a vowel?

11. MultiChoice

    A game box contains 12 red dice and 18 blue dice. What is the probability of drawing a red die?

12. MultiChoice

    In a bag of 50 colored chips, 15 are red. What is the probability of drawing a chip that is NOT red?