Year 8 Probability Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — 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 fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a number greater than 4?
Answer:
- Favourable outcomes: 2 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 5 red, 6 blue and 6 green marbles. One is chosen at random. What is the probability it is green?
Answer:
- Total marbles: 17
- P(green) = 6/17 =
4.A fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a prime number?
Answer:
- Favourable outcomes: 3 out of 6
5.A bag has 2 red, 2 blue and 1 green marbles. One is chosen at random. What is the probability it is green?
Answer:
- Total marbles: 5
- P(green) = 1/5 =
6.A bag has 1 red, 4 blue and 4 green marbles. One is chosen at random. What is the probability it is blue?
Answer:
- Total marbles: 9
- P(blue) = 4/9 =
7.A fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a multiple of 3?
Answer:
- Favourable outcomes: 2 out of 6
8.A fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling an even number?
Answer:
- Favourable outcomes: 3 out of 6
9.A bag has 1 red, 2 blue and 2 green marbles. One is chosen at random. What is the probability it is blue?
Answer:
- Total marbles: 5
- P(blue) = 2/5 =
10.A bag has 1 red, 4 blue and 1 green marbles. One is chosen at random. What is the probability it is blue?
Answer:
- Total marbles: 6
- P(blue) = 4/6 =
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