Mathematics Grade 8 15 min

Probability of simple events

Probability of simple events

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1

A bag has 2 red and 3 blue marbles. What is P(red)?

2

You roll a 6-sided die. What is the probability of rolling an even number?

3

A spinner has 8 sections, 3 are green. What is P(not green)?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
A bag contains 3 red and 4 blue marbles. What is the probability of drawing a red marble?
0.3/7
1.4/7
2.3/4
3.1/7
Easy
A coin is flipped. What is the probability of it landing on heads?
0.1/2
1.1
2.0
3.2
Easy
A spinner has 5 equal sections, numbered 1-5. What is P(landing on 3)?
0.1/5
1.3/5
2.1/3
3.1/2

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