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