Probability
Section A
1. From the bag what is the probability of picking
a) a black counter
b) a white counter
c) not a white counter?
2. From the list of letters below calculate the probability of picking
I N F O R M A T I O N
a) a letter F?
b) a letter I?
c) a letter O?
d) a letter T or F?
e) a letter A or N or O?
f) not the letter O?
g) not the letter I?
Section B
1. In a bowl of fruit there are 5 red apples, 2 green apples, 3 bananas and 3 oranges. Calculate the probability of picking a
a) red apple b) green apple c) oranges d) grape
2. In a bag of counters there are 7 green, 2 white and 1 blue counter.
Calculate the probability of picking a
a) white counter b) blue counter c) green counter.
3. In a box of computer games there are 3 DS games, 4 Wii and 8 PSP games.
Calculate the probability of picking a
a) DS game b) PSP game c) Wii game.
4. On a spinner there are 8 sections. There a 5 red sections, 2 green and 1 blue.
Calculate the probability of it landing on a
a) red section b) green section c) blue section
d) red or green section e) green or blue section
f) not a blue section g) not a green section
5. In my wardrobe I have 3 pairs of blue jeans, 2 black jeans, 1 white jean.
Calculate the probability of me picking a
a) pair of black jeans b) pair of blue jeans
c) blue or black jeans d) white or blue jeans
6. On a fair dice, what is the probability of it landing on a
a) 3 b) 5 c) 2 or 3 d) 5 or 6 e) not 4
7. In a bowl of fruit there are 6 red apples, 1 green apple, 2 bananas and 3 oranges. Calculate the probability of picking a
a) red apple b) green apple c) oranges
d) red or green apple e) banana or orange
f) not an orange g) not a banana h) an apple
8. In a bag of counters there are 3 green, 10 white and 4 blue counters.
Calculate the probability of picking a
a) white counter b) blue counter c) green counter.
d) green or blue counters e) white or blue counters
f) not a blue counter g) not a white counter
h) green or white or blue counter
i) not a green or not a blue or not a white counter.
j) an orange counter.