Name: _______________________

Date: ______________ Period: ___

PROBABILITY QUIZ
1) Mrs. Eaton spins the spinner shown below. What is the probability of
spinning a number greater than 6?
1 5
A. C.
4 8
3 7
B. D.
8 8
€ €

€ €

2) A spinner and a fair number cube are used in a game. The spinner has an
equal chance of landing on 1 of 4 colors: red, purple, blue, or green. The
faces of the cube are labeled 1 through 6. What is the probability of a
player spinning the color red and then rolling a 5 or 6?
3 1
A. C.
10 12
1 1
B. D.
8 24
€ €
3) An experiment consists of drawing a marble from a bag and putting it
€
back. The experiment
€
is repeated 100 times, with the following results.
Find the probability of the marble being chosen being red or blue.

Outcome Red Green Blue Yellow

Draws 23 18 47 12

47 23
A. C.
100 100
3 7
B. D.
25 10
€ €

€ €
4) The results of a random survey showed that 42 out of 80 people plan to

Moorings
vote for Mr. Vu for city council. Which is the best prediction of the total
number of votes that he will receive if 2,000 people vote?

A. 25 C. 120
B. 50 D. 1,000

5) Mr. Nichols rolls a fair number cube with faces numbered 1 through 6 and
spins a spinner. The cube and the spinner are show below. What is the
probability of rolling a 3 and spinning a 3?

1 2

1 1
A. C.
18 3
1 1
B. D.
6 2
€ €

6)
€ A random survey € of 75 eighth graders at Cedar Middle School showed that
37 of them do volunteer work. Use these results to predict the
approximate number of students who do volunteer work out of the 500
eighth graders at the school.

A. 388 C. 209 Bogota

B. 247 D. 112
 7) Fidel tosses four fair coins. What is the probability that all four coins will
land heads up?
1 1
A. C.
16 4
1 1
B. D.
8 2
€ €
8) Fiona has a bag containing 6 red, 8 blue, 5 green, 9 yellow, and 2 white
€
marbles that are
€
all the same size and shape. What is the probability of
randomly choosing a white marble on the first pick, replacing it, and then
randomly choosing a green marble on the second pick?
1 1
A. C.
15 87
1
B. D. 1
6 90
€ €

€
9)
€ Classify the following event as independent or dependent: You draw two
colored balls from a bag and the first ball is not replaced before you draw
the second ball.

A. Independent
B. Dependent

10) A purse contains four $5 bills, five $10 bills and three $20 bills. Two bills
are selected without the first selection being replaced. Find P($5, then $5)
5 4
A. C.
12 12
1
B. D. 1
11 12
€ €

€
€
 Name______________________!

Theoretical & Experimental Probability

1. What!is!the!difference!between!theore>cal!and!experimental!probability?!

For$ques)ons$2,5,$a$die$is$tossed$20$)mes.$The$results$are$shown$in$the$frequency$table$below.$
2. Find!the!experimental!probability!of!landing!on!3.! #$Rolled$ Frequency$
1! 4!
3. Find!the!theore>cal!probability!of!not!landing!on!3.! 2! 3!
3! 5!
4. Find!the!theore>cal!probability!of!landing!on!5.! 4! 2!
5! 4!
5. Find!the!experimental!probability!of!not!landing!on!5.! 6! 2!
!
6. Between!6:00!PM!and!7:00!PM,!5!mystery!novels,!3!non.fic>on!books,!7!picture!books,!and!2!science!fic>on!
novels!were!returned!to!the!library.!What!is!the!experimental!probability!that!the!next!book!returned!to!the!
library!is!a!picture!book?!
!
!
Anna$spins$the$spinner$below$30$)mes,$and$it$lands$on$C$8$)mes.$Use$this$informa)on$to$answer$ques)ons$7,10.$
7. What!is!the!theore>cal!probability!of!landing!on!C?!
E! A!
!
8. What!is!the!experimental!probability!of!landing!on!C?! D! B!
! C!

9. What!would!you!expect!to!happen!to!the!experimental!probability!as!you!spin!more!and!more!>mes?!
!
!
Ahhh
©2016!Megan!Wallen!(“Math!With!Meaning”)!
10. If!you!were!to!spin!the!spinner!1,000!>mes,!about!how!many!>mes!would!you!expect!it!to!land!on!C?!Would!
you!expect!it!to!land!on!C!exactly!that!many!>mes?!
on toehap Abid B
aeonexperimenti
e probability
!

!
11. A!spinner!has!3!sec>ons,!labeled!red,!blue,!and!yellow.!The!spinner!was!spun!40!>mes,!and!the!results!are!
shown!in!the!table!below.!Draw!a!picture!of!what!you!think!the!spinner!might!look!like,!based!on!the!
experimental!probabili>es.!
red! blue! yellow!
21! 9! 10!