Chance and Probability: Interactive Learning Quizzes for First Graders

Question 1

You roll a die ten times. How will rolling the die more times affect your prediction about how often you will roll a six?

Accepted Answer

Rolling the die more times will make your prediction more accurate.

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Rolling the die more times will not change the accuracy of your prediction.

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Rolling the die more times will make your prediction less accurate.

Question 2

In a class of 25 students, 18 love reading. What is the chance that more than half of the class likes reading?

Accepted Answer

72%

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50%

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28%

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100%

Question 3

Why is it important to make sure that a probability experiment is fair?

Accepted Answer

So that all possible outcomes have an equal chance of happening.

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So that the person running the experiment can decide what the outcome will be.

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So that the experiment can be done over and over again with the same results.

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So that the experiment is enjoyable and exciting.

Question 4

When we roll a number cube, what is the chance of getting an even number?

Accepted Answer

Half

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One-third

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One-fourth

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One-sixth

Question 5

An event has already happened. What is the probability that it happened?

Accepted Answer

100%

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0%

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50%

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It cannot be determined

Question 6

You have a box with 5 red balls and 3 blue balls. If you close your eyes and pick a ball, how do you know which color is more likely to be picked?

Accepted Answer

Count the red and blue balls and compare the numbers.

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Guess which color ball you think is more likely.

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Close your eyes and pick a ball without looking.

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Flip a coin to decide.

Question 7

Can an event have a probability of 0?

Accepted Answer

Yes, because 0 means it will never happen.

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No, probability must be greater than 0.

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Yes, because 1 means it will definitely happen.

Question 8

Can we always know for sure if something will happen?

Accepted Answer

No, because sometimes we don't have enough information.

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Yes, because everything has a 50% chance of happening.

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Only if we flip a coin.

Question 9

You flip a fair coin to decide whether to go heads or tails. If you flip the coin 20 times and it lands on heads 12 times, what is the chance of getting heads on the next flip?

Accepted Answer

50%

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60%

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80%

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100%

Question 10

Imagine you have a coin. You flip the coin and it lands on heads. What do you think is the chance that the next flip will also land on heads?

Accepted Answer

A good chance (50%)

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No chance (0%)

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A small chance (25%)

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A certain chance (100%)

Question 11

What does NOT affect the chance of something happening?

Accepted Answer

Luck

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How many good things can happen

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How many things can happen in total

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How big the group is

Question 12

What can you do to increase your chance of winning a game?

Accepted Answer

Practice

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Cheat

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Hope for good luck

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Pray

Question 13

Which of these will NOT make something more likely to happen?

Accepted Answer

Making it impossible for it to happen.

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Making sure there are more good things that can happen.

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Making sure there are fewer things that can happen overall.

Question 14

What is probability?

Accepted Answer

A way to measure how likely something is to happen.

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A way to make sure something will happen.

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A way to make something impossible.

Question 15

If you pick a card from a deck of 52 cards, what is the chance of getting a black card?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 4

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1 out of 2

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1 out of 13

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1 out of 52

Question 16

If you roll a dice and get a 5, what is the chance of getting the same number on the next roll?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 6

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1 out of 3

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1 out of 2

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1 out of 1

Question 17

Which of these events is least likely to happen?

Accepted Answer

Getting a perfect score on a math test

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Getting a number less than 4 on a dice roll

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Getting a vowel when picking a letter from the alphabet

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Getting a blue marble from a bag with 10 blue marbles and 2 red marbles

Question 18

Which game is more likely to result in a win: rolling a 6 on a six-sided die or rolling an even number on a six-sided die?

Accepted Answer

Rolling an even number on a six-sided die

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Rolling a 6 on a six-sided die

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They have the same chance of winning.

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Neither game is likely to result in a win.

Question 19

When you flip a coin, what is the likelihood of it landing on heads?

Accepted Answer

Somewhat likely

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Not likely at all

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Very likely

Question 20

Which of these activities involves chance and can be explained by probability?

Accepted Answer

Flipping a coin

Accepted Answer

Drawing a card from a deck

Accepted Answer

Rolling a dice

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Predicting the weather tomorrow

Question 21

You have a bag with 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles. If you pick a marble without looking, how likely are you to pick a red marble?

Accepted Answer

3 in 5

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1 in 8

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1 in 2

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5 in 8

Question 22

When you flip a coin, which side is most likely to land face up?

Accepted Answer

Both sides have the same chance

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Heads

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Tails

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It depends on how you flip it

Question 23

Which is a good way to make accurate predictions in probability experiments?

Accepted Answer

Do the experiment many times

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Guess based on what you think will happen

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Look at what happened in the past

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Use a random number generator

Question 24

A spinner has 6 equal sections, labeled A, B, C, D, E, and F. If you spin the spinner one time, what is the chance of it landing on A?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 6

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1 out of 2

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1 out of 4

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1 out of 8

Question 25

You flip a coin 10 times and it lands on heads 7 times. What is the chance of getting heads?

Accepted Answer

7 out of 10

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1 out of 2

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3 out of 5

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1 out of 10

Question 26

Which of these is not a way to show probability?

Accepted Answer

True or False

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Fraction

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Decimal

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Percentage

Question 27

Which of these is a fair game?

Accepted Answer

Flipping a coin

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Rolling a loaded dice

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Picking a card from a stacked deck

Question 28

Which of these is NOT a factor that affects probability?

Accepted Answer

The color of the spinner

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Number of outcomes

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Size of the sample

Question 29

Which of these experiments is a good way to test the fairness of a coin?

Accepted Answer

Flipping the coin 100 times

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Flipping the coin 5 times

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Flipping the coin until you get heads 10 times

Question 30

You have a spinner with 6 equal sections, each labeled with a different color. What is the probability of spinning green?

Accepted Answer

One-sixth

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One-fifth

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One-seventh

Question 31

You have a bag with 5 red balls and 3 blue balls. What color ball are you most likely to pick if you reach in without looking?

Accepted Answer

Red

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Blue

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Green

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Yellow

Question 32

Which of these is a fair game?

Accepted Answer

A game where both people have an equal chance of winning.

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A game where one person always wins.

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A game where the winner is chosen randomly.

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A game where the rules are not fair.

Question 33

What is the probability of rolling a 6 on a dice?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 6

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1 out of 2

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1 out of 3

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1 out of 4

Question 34

Which of these is an example of a random event?

Accepted Answer

A coin landing on heads.

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The sun rising in the morning.

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A plant growing taller.

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A car driving down the road.

Question 35

Which of these is NOT a factor that can affect the fairness of a game?

Accepted Answer

The weather

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The rules of the game

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The equipment used

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The skill of the players

Question 36

You have a spinner with 4 equal sections, each labeled with a different number. What is the probability of spinning an odd number?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 2

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1 out of 3

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1 out of 4

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1 out of 8

Question 37

A die is rolled. What is the chance that it will show an even number?

Accepted Answer

1/2

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1/4

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1/6

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1/3

Question 38

There are 3 red marbles and 2 blue marbles in a bag.  If you pick one marble without looking, what are the chances of picking a blue marble?

Accepted Answer

2 out of 5

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1 out of 5

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3 out of 5

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1 out of 2

Question 39

Which of these things is impossible to do?

Accepted Answer

Roll a number bigger than 7 on a dice

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Flip a coin and get heads

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Pick a red card from a deck of cards

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Spin a spinner and land on green

Question 40

Which of these is a fair game?

Accepted Answer

Flipping a coin

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Picking cards from a stacked deck

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Rolling a weighted dice

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Playing Monopoly

Question 41

A spinner has 4 equal parts. Two parts are red, one is blue, and one is green.  If you spin it once, what are the chances of landing on blue?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 4

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1 out of 3

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1 out of 2

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2 out of 4

Question 42

What does probability tell us?

Accepted Answer

How likely something is to happen

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It's only for games

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It means something will definitely happen

Question 43

A bag has 3 red balls and 1 blue ball.  If you pick one without looking, is it more likely to be red or blue?

Accepted Answer

Red

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It's the same chance

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Blue

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I don't know

Question 44

Sarah flips a coin. What could she get?

Accepted Answer

Heads or tails

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Tails only

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Heads only

Question 45

There are 5 ducks in a pond: 2 yellow and 3 brown. If one swims away, is it more likely to be yellow or brown?

Accepted Answer

Brown

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Yellow

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I don't know

Answer

It's the same chance

Question 46

John has a spinner with 4 equal parts: red, blue, green, and yellow.  Which color is the spinner least likely to land on?

Accepted Answer

They all have the same chance

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Green

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Red

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Blue

Question 47

You pick a marble from a jar without looking. The jar only has blue marbles. What color will you pick?

Accepted Answer

Blue

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Red

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Yellow

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Green

Question 48

There are two bags of marbles. Bag 1 has 10 red marbles. Bag 2 has 1 red marble and 9 blue marbles. If you want a red marble, which bag is better to choose?

Accepted Answer

Bag 1

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Bag 2

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I don't know

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Both bags are the same

Question 49

A magician puts a rabbit in a hat.  He takes out a scarf. Is the rabbit probably still in the hat?

Accepted Answer

Yes, probably

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No, probably not

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We can't know

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The rabbit disappeared

Question 50

We have 6 slices of pizza: 3 pepperoni, 2 cheese, and 1 mushroom. If you pick a slice without looking, what kind of pizza will you probably get?

Accepted Answer

Pepperoni

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Cheese

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Mushroom

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All the same chance

Question 51

How many sides does a dice have?

Accepted Answer

6

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4

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8

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10

Question 52

There are 3 red balls and 2 blue balls in a bag. You pick one ball without looking. What color ball will you probably pick?

Accepted Answer

Red

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Blue

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I don't know

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Green

Question 53

You flip a coin. What can you get?

Accepted Answer

Heads or Tails

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Top or Bottom

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Heads or Sides

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Tails or Edges

Question 54

There are 5 blocks in a box: 2 red, 1 blue, and 2 green. You pick one block without looking. What color are you most likely to pick?

Accepted Answer

Red

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All the same chance

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Blue

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Green

Question 55

A spinner has 4 colors: red, blue, green, and yellow. All the colors are the same size. What is the chance the spinner will land on blue?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 4

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1 out of 3

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1 out of 2

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2 out of 4

Question 56

You roll a dice. What is the chance of getting a 6?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 6

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2 out of 6

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1 out of 3

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1 out of 5

Question 57

There are two bags of candy. Bag A has 5 red candies and 5 blue candies. Bag B has 10 red candies. Which bag gives you a better chance of picking a red candy?

Accepted Answer

Bag B

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Both bags have the same chance

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It depends on your luck

Answer

Bag A

Question 58

You have a box of crayons. 3 are red, 2 are blue, and 1 is green. What is the probability of picking a blue crayon?

Accepted Answer

2 out of 6

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2 out of 5

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3 out of 6

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1 out of 6

Question 59

You flip a coin 5 times.  What is the most likely outcome?

Accepted Answer

It's impossible to know for sure

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5 heads

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3 heads and 2 tails

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5 tails

Question 60

Which of these is a fair game: a coin flip or picking a red marble from a bag with only blue marbles?

Accepted Answer

Coin flip

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Both are fair games

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Neither is a fair game

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Picking a red marble

Question 61

You are playing a game with a friend. You both roll a die.  What is the chance that you will both roll the same number?

Accepted Answer

It's hard to say, but not very likely

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Very likely

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50/50 chance

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Impossible

Question 62

You have a bag with 3 red balls and 2 blue balls. If you pick one ball without looking, what color are you most likely to pick?

Accepted Answer

Red

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Yellow

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Green

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Blue

Question 63

You flip a coin. Which of these is a possible outcome?

Accepted Answer

Heads

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Sideways

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Both

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Tails

Question 64

You have two boxes. Box A has 1 red ball and 1 blue ball. Box B has 2 red balls. Which box gives you a better chance of picking a red ball?

Accepted Answer

Box B

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Neither

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Box A

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Both are the same