Year 8 Probability Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 probability worksheet.
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Write each probability as a fraction in simplest form.
1.A bag has 4 red, 5 blue and 2 green marbles. One is chosen at random. What is the probability it is red?
Answer:
- Total marbles: 11
- P(red) = 4/11 =
2.A fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a prime number?
Answer:
- Favourable outcomes: 3 out of 6
3.A fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling an even number?
Answer:
- Favourable outcomes: 3 out of 6
4.A bag has 1 red, 6 blue and 6 green marbles. One is chosen at random. What is the probability it is red?
Answer:
- Total marbles: 13
- P(red) = 1/13 =
5.A bag has 5 red, 5 blue and 1 green marbles. One is chosen at random. What is the probability it is red?
Answer:
- Total marbles: 11
- P(red) = 5/11 =
6.A bag has 3 red, 6 blue and 2 green marbles. One is chosen at random. What is the probability it is blue?
Answer:
- Total marbles: 11
- P(blue) = 6/11 =
7.The probability that it rains tomorrow is . What is the probability that it does not rain?
Answer:
- P(not rain) = 1 − =
8.A bag has 5 red, 2 blue and 5 green marbles. One is chosen at random. What is the probability it is red?
Answer:
- Total marbles: 12
- P(red) = 5/12 =
9.The probability that it rains tomorrow is . What is the probability that it does not rain?
Answer:
- P(not rain) = 1 − =
10.The probability that it rains tomorrow is . What is the probability that it does not rain?
Answer:
- P(not rain) = 1 − =
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