Year 10 Probability Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 10 probability worksheet.
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Write each probability as a fraction in simplest form.
1.A fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling an even number?
Answer:
- Favourable outcomes: 3 out of 6
2.A fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a number greater than 2?
Answer:
- Favourable outcomes: 4 out of 6
3.A bag has 1 red, 6 blue and 5 green marbles. One is chosen at random. What is the probability it is blue?
Answer:
- Total marbles: 12
- P(blue) = 6/12 =
4.A fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a multiple of 3?
Answer:
- Favourable outcomes: 2 out of 6
5.A bag has 6 red, 1 blue and 5 green marbles. One is chosen at random. What is the probability it is blue?
Answer:
- Total marbles: 12
- P(blue) = 1/12 =
6.A bag has 6 red, 2 blue and 6 green marbles. One is chosen at random. What is the probability it is green?
Answer:
- Total marbles: 14
- P(green) = 6/14 =
7.A bag has 4 red, 1 blue and 6 green marbles. One is chosen at random. What is the probability it is green?
Answer:
- Total marbles: 11
- P(green) = 6/11 =
8.A fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a prime number?
Answer:
- Favourable outcomes: 3 out of 6
9.A fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a number greater than 4?
Answer:
- Favourable outcomes: 2 out of 6
10.A bag has 6 red, 1 blue and 4 green marbles. One is chosen at random. What is the probability it is blue?
Answer:
- Total marbles: 11
- P(blue) = 1/11 =
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