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