Chance and Probability: Interactive Learning Quizzes for 5th Grade Math

Question 1

A weather forecaster predicts a 30% chance of rain tomorrow. If it rains, there is an 80% chance of heavy rain. What's the probability of heavy rain tomorrow?

Accepted Answer

24%

Answer

10%

Answer

30%

Answer

80%

Question 2

A bag has 6 red marbles and 4 blue marbles. If you pick a marble without looking, what's the chance you'll get a red or blue marble?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/5

Question 3

To calculate the probability of event A happening, given that event B has already happened, which formula should you use?

Accepted Answer

Multiply the probability of B by the probability of A given B: P(B) * P(A|B)

Answer

Add the probabilities of A and B: P(A) + P(B)

Answer

Multiply the probabilities of A and B: P(A) * P(B)

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Divide the probability of A by the probability of B: P(A) / P(B)

Question 4

A weather forecaster predicts a 30% chance of rain tomorrow. What is the probability that it will NOT rain tomorrow?

Accepted Answer

70%

Answer

0%

Answer

30%

Answer

100%

Question 5

Imagine a deck of 52 playing cards. If you randomly draw a card and put it back before drawing again, what's the chance of drawing either a red card or a face card (Jack, Queen, or King)?

Accepted Answer

13/26

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/13

Question 6

Maria rolls a fair six-sided number cube twice. What is the chance that she rolls an even number on the first roll and a number greater than 3 on the second roll?

Accepted Answer

1/12

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/2

Question 7

Which of these events has a probability of 0?

Accepted Answer

Rolling a 7 on a six-sided die

Answer

Flipping a coin and getting heads

Answer

Picking a heart from a deck of cards

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Asking a friend their age

Question 8

A spinner has 4 equal sections colored red, blue, green, and yellow. What is the chance of spinning green?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 4

Answer

1 out of 2

Answer

1 out of 3

Answer

1 out of 8

Question 9

What factor does NOT affect the probability of an event?

Accepted Answer

Good luck

Answer

The number of possible outcomes

Answer

The number of favorable outcomes

Answer

The size of the sample

Question 10

A survey of 100 students showed that 60 liked pizza and 40 liked hamburgers. What is the chance that a randomly chosen student likes pizza?

Accepted Answer

0.6

Answer

0.4

Answer

0.5

Answer

0.8

Question 11

Which number is a possible outcome when rolling a number cube with numbers from 1 to 6?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

7

Answer

9

Answer

0

Question 12

If you flip a coin and get heads, what is the chance of getting tails on the next flip?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/4

Answer

0

Question 13

A survey finds that 75% of adults in a town own a car. If there are 5,000 adults in the town, about how many adults own a car?

Accepted Answer

3,750

Answer

75

Answer

500

Answer

25

Question 14

Which strategy can increase the chance of winning a game?

Accepted Answer

Practicing

Answer

Changing the rules

Answer

Wishing for a win

Answer

Using a lucky charm

Question 15

A farmer has 12 sheep and 6 cows. What is the chance, as a fraction, of randomly choosing a cow?

Accepted Answer

1/6

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Question 16

Which event has a probability of 1/2?

Accepted Answer

Flipping a coin and getting heads

Answer

Rolling a die and getting an even number

Answer

Drawing a blue card from a deck of 52 cards

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Picking a random number between 1 and 100

Question 17

Which of these is NOT a probability?

Accepted Answer

1.2

Answer

0

Answer

0.5

Answer

1

Question 18

You roll two dice. What is the chance, as a fraction, of rolling a total of 7?

Accepted Answer

1/12

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/18

Question 19

Which of these is an example of a compound event?

Accepted Answer

Rolling two dice

Answer

Flipping a coin

Answer

Drawing a card from a deck

Answer

Spinning a spinner

Question 20

Which of these is NOT a factor that can affect the probability of an event?

Accepted Answer

Personal feelings

Answer

Sample size

Answer

Number of possible outcomes

Answer

Past events

Question 21

A coin is flipped 3 times. What's the probability of getting heads every time?

Accepted Answer

1/16

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/8

Question 22

A survey showed that 20 out of 50 students in a class like soccer. What's the probability that a randomly chosen student from the class likes soccer?

Accepted Answer

2/5

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/5

Question 23

A bag contains 4 red, 3 blue, and 5 yellow marbles. You draw two marbles with replacement. What's the probability of drawing a yellow marble both times?

Accepted Answer

15/36

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/12

Answer

5/36

Question 24

A box has 10 balls numbered 1 to 10. You draw one ball. What's the probability of drawing a ball with an even number?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/5

Answer

1/10

Answer

1/20

Question 25

A spinner has 8 equal sections, each marked with a different letter. What's the likelihood of the spinner landing on a vowel?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/8

Question 26

A dice is rolled. What's the chance of rolling a number greater than 4?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Question 27

A bag contains 3 cards: one with a heart, one with a star, and one with a circle. You draw one card at random. What is the probability of drawing the card with a circle?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/6

Question 28

A bag contains 5 blue marbles, 3 green marbles, and 2 red marbles. You draw one marble randomly. What is the probability of drawing a green marble?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

1/5

Answer

1/2

Answer

2/5

Question 29

A coin is tossed twice. What is the probability of getting tails both times?

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/4

Answer

1

Question 30

A survey shows that 60% of people in a town own a pet. If there are 500 people in the town, about how many people likely own a pet?

Accepted Answer

300

Answer

200

Answer

250

Answer

350

Question 31

A fair six-sided die has six equally likely outcomes. Which of the following is the probability of rolling a 7?

Accepted Answer

0

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Question 32

A coin has two sides, heads and tails. The probability of getting heads when tossing a coin is:

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/6

Answer

1

Question 33

A fair six-sided die is rolled three times. What is the probability of getting the same number on all three rolls?

Accepted Answer

1/36

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/12

Answer

1/18

Question 34

Which of the following is a factor that does NOT affect the probability of an event?

Accepted Answer

Personal beliefs

Answer

Number of possible outcomes

Answer

Past experiences

Answer

Sample size

Question 35

You have a bag with 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles. What is the probability of randomly drawing a red marble?

Accepted Answer

5/8

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Answer

3/5

Question 36

Which of these factors does NOT affect the probability of an event?

Accepted Answer

The time of the year

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The number of favorable outcomes

Answer

The number of possible outcomes

Answer

The size of the sample space

Question 37

A coin is flipped twice. What is the probability of getting heads both times?

Accepted Answer

1/8

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/16

Question 38

What is a fair game?

Accepted Answer

A game where both players have an equal chance of winning

Answer

A game where one player has an advantage

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A game where the outcome is determined by chance alone

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A game where the outcome is predetermined

Question 39

What is the probability of rolling an even number when using a standard six-sided die?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/6

Question 40

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

Accepted Answer

1 in 2

Answer

1 in 3

Answer

1 in 4

Answer

1 in 6

Question 41

A box contains 5 pencils and 3 erasers. If you randomly select an item from the box, what is the probability of selecting an eraser?

Accepted Answer

3 in 8

Answer

5 in 8

Answer

1 in 2

Answer

1 in 4

Question 42

What is the chance of getting heads when flipping a coin?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 2

Answer

1 out of 4

Answer

1 out of 8

Answer

1 out of 16

Question 43

In a bag with 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles, what is the probability of drawing a blue marble if one is chosen randomly?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 3

Answer

1 out of 2

Answer

1 out of 4

Answer

1 out of 5

Question 44

On a spinner with 8 equal sections, each marked with a number from 1 to 8, what is the probability of landing on a number greater than 5 if it is spun once?

Accepted Answer

3 out of 8

Answer

1 out of 2

Answer

1 out of 4

Answer

1 out of 8

Question 45

There are 4 red balls, 3 blue balls, and 2 green balls in a box. What is the probability of drawing either a red or a green ball?

Accepted Answer

5 out of 9

Answer

1 out of 2

Answer

2 out of 3

Answer

3 out of 4

Question 46

If a bag holds 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles, what is the probability of randomly selecting a blue marble?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

1/5

Answer

1/8

Answer

5/8

Question 47

In a survey of 100 students, 60 like math, 30 like science, and 10 like both math and science. What is the chance that a randomly chosen student likes science or math?

Accepted Answer

0.8

Answer

0.6

Answer

0.7

Answer

0.9

Question 48

A class of 25 students has 10 girls and 15 boys. If a student is selected randomly, what is the probability that the student is a boy?

Accepted Answer

3/5

Answer

2/5

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Question 49

A spinner has 8 equal sections, each with a letter. Half of the sections have vowels and the other half have consonants. What is the probability of spinning a vowel or a consonant?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/8

Answer

0

Question 50

In a standard deck of 52 cards, what's the chance of drawing a face card (Jack, Queen, or King) if you pick one card at random?

Accepted Answer

1 in 4

Answer

1 in 2

Answer

1 in 3

Answer

1 in 5

Question 51

A coin is flipped twice. What is the chance of getting heads both times?

Accepted Answer

1/8

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/16

Question 52

Which of these is NOT a type of result in probability?

Accepted Answer

Likely

Answer

Possible

Answer

Impossible

Answer

Certain

Question 53

There are 5 white balls and 7 black balls in a bag. If you pick two balls without putting the first one back, what is the chance of picking a black ball first and then a white ball?

Accepted Answer

5/12

Answer

1/6

Answer

7/12

Answer

1/4

Question 54

A bag has 5 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 2 green marbles. If you pick one marble without looking, what is the chance of picking a blue marble?

Accepted Answer

1 in 3

Answer

1 in 5

Answer

1 in 2

Answer

2 in 5

Question 55

Which of the following events is most likely to happen?

Accepted Answer

Flipping a coin and getting heads

Answer

Rolling a number greater than 6 on a standard six-sided die

Answer

Drawing a blue card from a deck of only red cards

Answer

Selecting a yellow marble from a bag of only green marbles

Question 56

What does a 25% chance of rain mean?

Accepted Answer

There is a 1 out of 4 chance of rain.

Answer

It is impossible for rain to occur.

Answer

There is a 1 out of 2 chance of rain.

Question 57

What is an example of a compound event?

Accepted Answer

Rolling a 6 on a die and then drawing an ace from a deck of cards

Answer

Flipping a coin and getting heads

Answer

Rolling a number greater than 4 on a standard die

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Drawing a red marble from a bag of marbles

Question 58

Which of the following is a valid probability statement?

Accepted Answer

The probability of an event occurring is between 0 and 1, inclusive.

Answer

The probability of an event occurring can be greater than 1.

Answer

The probability of an event occurring can be negative.

Question 59

A spinner is divided into 6 equal parts, each with a different color: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. What is the chance of landing on green?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 6

Answer

1 out of 2

Answer

1 out of 4

Answer

1 out of 3

Question 60

You toss a fair coin three times. What is the chance of getting two heads and one tail?

Accepted Answer

3 out of 8

Answer

1 out of 4

Answer

1 out of 8

Answer

1 out of 2

Question 61

A box contains 10 balls, numbered 1 to 10. If you randomly draw two balls from the box, without replacement, what is the probability that the first ball drawn is even and the second ball drawn is odd?

Accepted Answer

4/45

Answer

2/9

Answer

5/18

Answer

1/10

Question 62

A bag contains 6 red marbles and 4 blue marbles. If you randomly draw 3 marbles from the bag, with replacement, what is the probability of drawing exactly 2 red marbles and 1 blue marble?

Accepted Answer

12/56

Answer

2/7

Answer

9/28

Answer

1/14

Question 63

A coin is flipped three times. What is the probability of getting at least one tail?

Accepted Answer

7/8

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/8

Question 64

A deck of cards contains 52 cards. If you randomly draw two cards from the deck, with replacement, what is the probability of drawing a queen and then a king?

Accepted Answer

1/221

Answer

1/26

Answer

1/52

Answer

1/104