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Probability of a single event

Year 12 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Probability = favourable outcomes ÷ all outcomes.

  1. A bag holds 5 red, 9 blue, 8 green and 2 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is blue? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
  2. A bag holds 8 red, 2 blue, 7 green and 9 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is green? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
  3. A bag holds 3 red, 2 blue, 4 green and 2 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is yellow? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
  4. A bag holds 3 red, 1 blue, 4 green and 2 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is red? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
  5. A bag holds 3 red, 7 blue, 5 green and 8 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is green? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
  6. A bag holds 6 red, 8 blue, 6 green and 6 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is red? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
  7. A bag holds 3 red, 9 blue, 9 green and 3 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is yellow? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
  8. A bag holds 2 red, 6 blue, 9 green and 4 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is blue? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
  9. A bag holds 8 red, 2 blue, 2 green and 3 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is red? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
  10. A bag holds 8 red, 7 blue, 6 green and 6 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is yellow? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
  11. A bag holds 4 red, 5 blue, 7 green and 5 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is blue? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
  12. A bag holds 1 red, 7 blue, 5 green and 1 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is red? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
  13. A bag holds 1 red, 3 blue, 4 green and 7 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is blue? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
  14. A bag holds 6 red, 8 blue, 1 green and 4 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is blue? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
  15. A bag holds 6 red, 2 blue, 4 green and 1 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is yellow? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
  16. A bag holds 7 red, 8 blue, 4 green and 1 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is yellow? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
  17. A bag holds 4 red, 3 blue, 2 green and 6 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is yellow? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
  18. A bag holds 3 red, 8 blue, 4 green and 1 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is blue? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
  19. A bag holds 5 red, 3 blue, 6 green and 6 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is blue? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
  20. A bag holds 6 red, 2 blue, 2 green and 6 yellow marbles. One is picked without looking. What is the probability it is blue? Write a fraction in lowest terms.
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Answer key: Probability of a single event

  1. 3/8
  2. 7/26
  3. 2/11
  4. 3/10
  5. 5/23
  6. 3/13
  7. 1/8
  8. 2/7
  9. 8/15
  10. 2/9
  11. 5/21
  12. 1/14
  13. 1/5
  14. 8/19
  15. 1/13
  16. 1/20
  17. 2/5
  18. 1/2
  19. 3/20
  20. 1/8