Probability Extra Credit

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1). The numbers 4, 64, 22, 7, 34, and 9 are written on pieces of paper and placed in a bag. A
piece of paper is chosen randomly out of the bag. How likely is it that the number on the paper
will be an even number?

2). A bag contains 50 pieces of gum flavored cherry, grape, and watermelon.

 William will randomly pick a piece of gum.

 The probability of picking cherry is   .

 The probability of picking watermelon is  . 

What is the probability William will pick a piece of grape gum?

3). A spinner has red, green, blue, and orange sections. The probability of landing on red is   ,

on green is   , on blue is   . 

What is the probability of landing on orange?

4). There are 6 flavors of candy in a bag. The probability of randomly selecting strawberry is  ,

lime is  , lemon is  , cherry is  , and grape is  . What is the probability of randomly
selecting a piece of the 6th flavor?
5). Lillian will roll two number cubes, each labeled 1 through 6. What is the likelihood the sum
of the two numbers showing will equal 12?
6). In a game, the probability of winning is 1 out of 5. How many times could Lisa expect to win
if she plays the game 85 times?

7). Jane will spin the spinner below 30 times.

How many times would Jane expect it to land on an even number?

8). A number cube is labeled 1 to 6. Richard will roll the number cube 500 times and record the
results. About how many times could Richard expect to roll an even number?

9). Mary will spin the spinner below 300 times. 

About how many times could Mary expect the spinner to land on blue?

10). Martin will roll a number cube 150 times. The number cube is labeled 1 to 6. How many
times could Martin expect to roll a number greater than 2?
11). A bag contains 6 blue chips, 3 red chips, 9 green chips, and 2 yellow chips. 

 John pulls a chip out, records the colors, and returns the chip to the bag.
 He does this 200 times.

How many times should John expect the color to be blue, red, or yellow?

12). John’s teacher wrote the letters W, I, N, N, E, and R on separate cards and put them into a
hat. Without looking, John pulled a card out of the hat. What is the probability John will pull out
a vowel?

13). There are 3 yellow, 4 blue, 3 green, and 2 red candies in a bag. Without looking, Brian
reaches into the bag and pulls out one piece of candy. What is the probability Brian will pull out
a yellow candy?

14). Mr. Martinez has 5 blue shirts, 6 white shirts, and 3 gray shirts. He will randomly choose a
shirt to wear. What is the probability the shirt Mr. Martinez chooses will be white?

15). Lewis will spin the spinner below one time.

What is the probability of the spinner landing on a number less than 7?

16). A set of twenty cards is labeled 1 through 20. Anna draws one card randomly. What is the
probability that Anna will draw an even number greater than 10?

17). Alice has 4 red, 2 pink, 1 white, and 5 blue shirts in a drawer. Without looking, Alice pulled
out a red shirt and put it on her bed. What is the probability Alice will pull out a blue shirt after
she pulled out the red one?

18). Anthony rolls two number cubes, each numbered 1 to 6. What is the probability the sum of
the two numbers Anthony rolls is 8?

19). David will toss one coin three times. What is the probability that the coin will land on heads
only one time?

20). Dennis will roll two number cubes once. Each cube is labeled 1 to 6. What is the probability
that the sum of the cubes will be an odd number?

21). Wanda will flip a coin four times. What is the probability that Wanda’s flips will all land on
tails?