Y7 Chapter 13 Review

27 marks from 27 questions

Question 1

An event has a probability of 50%.

How would you describe this event?

a. It has an even chance of happening or not happening.

b. It is impossible that it would happen.

Question 2

The word that means an event can’t happen is:

a. impossible
b. unlikely

Question 3

True or false?

Events that are likely have a high chance of happening.

a. True
b. False

Question 4

An example of a certain event is when Monday:

a. is a holiday
b. follows Sunday
Question 5

The red dot on this number line could show the chance of:

a. throwing a 4 on a normal dice

b. a tossed coin landing heads up

Question 6

True or false?

Eight students are taking part in a race.

There is an even chance of any one of them winning.

a. True
b. False

Question 7

? stands for the chance of an event.

The chance of this event happening:

a. is unlikely
b. is likely
c. has an even chance
Question 8

The weather broadcast states that the probability of rain for tomorrow is 80%.

This means that:

a. rain is certain
b. rain is likely
c. rain is unlikely
d. there is an equal chance of there being rain or no rain

Question 9

In a game, the first player wins if the second player picks a matching card.

Fouad picked first. He now has an even chance of winning the game.

What colour did Fouad pick?

a. Red
b. Orange
c. Blue
Question 10

The probability of getting red on this spinner is:

a. 0.5
b. 0.2
c. 0.25
d. 0.4

Question 11

Two outcomes are mutually exclusive.

Which of these statements is correct?

a. They cannot both happen at the same time.

b. They can sometimes both happen at the same time.
c. They must always happen at the same time.

Question 12

A number is chosen from this list:

7 11 16 24 25 26 36 43 64 100

Two possible outcomes are:

An odd number A square number

Which outcome would happen if 11 was chosen?

a. An odd number
b. A square number
c. Both outcomes
Question 13

What is the probability of taking out a black marble from this jar at random?

Question 14

The probability of getting black on this spinner is:

a. 50%
b. 25%

Question 15

A number is chosen from this list:

7 11 16 24 25 26 36 43 64 100

Two possible outcomes are:

An odd number A square number

Which number would make both outcomes true?

Question 16

In a box there are three blue marbles, five red marbles and two yellow marbles.

What is the probability of selecting a blue marble from the box without looking?

Enter your answer as a percentage .

Question 17

The chance of drawing out a black marble from a jar is 25%.

Which jar is it?

a. Jar A
b. Jar B
c. Jar C
d. Jar D

Question 18

What is the probability of getting green on this spinner?

a. 30%
b. 50%
c. 60%
d. 90%
Question 19

Biyu tossed a coin 35 times and recorded if it was heads or tails. She recorded it landed tails up 15
times.

Complete the estimate of the probability that the coin would land tails up, as a fraction.

35

Question 20

In a survey of 100 people, 78 people said they used conditioner after washing their hair.

Find an estimate for the probability of someone using conditioner after washing their hair as a
percentage.

Question 21

Two dice were thrown and the total score recorded. This was done 30 times. The total was greater than
six 13 times.

Complete the estimate for the probability of getting a total greater than six.

30

Question 22

In a survey of 100 people, 92 said they used a computer every day.

Complete this estimate of the probability that a person, chosen at random, does NOT use a computer
every day.

Estimate of the
=
probability 
100
Question 23

A survey of 250 students showed that 235 had a mobile phone.

Find an estimate for the probability that a student has a mobile phone. Give your answer as a
percentage.

Question 24

Two dice are thrown and the total score was recorded. This was done 40 times.

The total was less than seven 23 times.

Complete the estimate for the probability of getting a total of less than seven.

Question 25

A survey of 100 cars in a supermarket car park showed that 12 cars did not have car insurance.

Estimate the probability that one of the cars, chosen at random, will have car insurance.

Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest terms.

Question 26

A bag contains 5 cent, 10 cent and 50 cent coins. A coin is taken from the bag, the amount is recorded
and then it is returned. This is repeated.

The results of the experiment are:

Outcome 5 cent 10 cent 50 cent

Frequency 27 12 21

Estimate the probability that the chosen coin will be a 5 cent piece.

Give your answer as a percentage.

Question 27

The graph shows the colours of 15 cars in a car park.

From this graph, what is the probability of randomly selecting a silver car from the parking lot?

Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.