Tools of chance

Describe outcomes and probabilities for simple tools of chance.

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Foundation

16 web questions

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  1. List the two possible outcomes when a fair coin is tossed.
  2. A fair die is rolled. Write the possible scores.
  3. A spinner has red, blue, green, and yellow sectors. List the possible colours.
  4. A bag contains only black and white counters. Name the possible colours you could pick.
  5. Which is more likely on a fair coin: heads or tails?
  6. Which is impossible on a standard die: rolling $4$ or rolling $8$?
  7. Which is certain on a standard die: rolling a number less than $7$ or rolling a $9$?
  8. Write the probability of getting heads on a fair coin as a fraction.
  9. Write the probability of rolling a $6$ on a fair die as a fraction.
  10. Write the probability of rolling an even number on a fair die as a fraction.
  11. A spinner has $3$ equal sectors labelled $A$, $B$, and $C$. What is the probability of landing on $B$?
  12. A bag has $5$ counters: $2$ red and $3$ blue. What colour is more likely to be picked?
  13. Is rolling a $7$ on a standard die possible, impossible, or certain?
  14. Is getting either heads or tails on one coin toss possible, impossible, or certain?
  15. Which is more likely on a fair die: rolling an odd number or rolling a $6$?
  16. Fill in the blank: the sample space for a fair coin is $\{\square,\square\}$.

Proficient

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  1. List the sample space for tossing two coins.
  2. How many outcomes are in the sample space for tossing two coins?
  3. Write the probability of getting exactly one head when two fair coins are tossed.
  4. Write the probability of getting two tails when two fair coins are tossed.
  5. A fair die is rolled. What is the probability of getting a factor of $6$?
  6. A fair die is rolled. What is the probability of getting a multiple of $3$?
  7. A spinner has $5$ equal sectors labelled $1,2,3,4,5$. What is the probability of landing on a prime number?
  8. A bag has $8$ counters: $3$ red, $2$ blue, and $3$ green. What is the probability of picking a blue counter?
  9. A standard deck card is chosen. What is the probability that the card is a heart?
  10. A standard deck card is chosen. What is the probability that the card is black?
  11. Which is more likely: rolling a number greater than $4$ on a die or picking a blue counter from a bag with $1$ blue and $3$ red counters?
  12. Which is more likely: drawing a heart from a deck or getting heads on a fair coin?
  13. Fill in the blank: the probability of rolling a number less than $3$ on a fair die is $/6$.
  14. Fill in the blank: if a fair spinner has $6$ equal sectors and $2$ are shaded, the probability of landing on shaded is $/6$.
  15. A student says the probability of rolling an even number on a fair die is $\frac{2}{6}$. Are they correct?
  16. A student says picking red from a bag with $4$ red and $1$ blue counter is impossible. Are they correct?
  17. Explain in one short sentence what sample space means.
  18. Explain in one short sentence why heads and tails are equally likely on a fair coin.

Excellence

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  1. A student says there are $3$ outcomes when two coins are tossed because the answers are heads, tails, or one of each. Are they correct? Explain.
  2. A student says the probability of drawing a red card from a standard deck is $\frac{1}{4}$. Are they correct? Explain.
  3. List the sample space for tossing a coin and rolling a die.
  4. How many outcomes are in the sample space for tossing a coin and rolling a die?
  5. What is the probability of getting heads and a $5$ when a coin is tossed and a die is rolled?
  6. What is the probability of getting tails and an even number when a coin is tossed and a die is rolled?
  7. A spinner has $8$ equal sectors. $3$ are red, $3$ are blue, and $2$ are yellow. What is the probability of not landing on yellow?
  8. A bag contains $2$ red, $5$ blue, and $3$ green counters. What is the probability of picking red or green?
  9. A standard deck card is chosen. What is the probability of drawing a face card?
  10. A standard deck card is chosen. What is the probability of drawing a red king?
  11. Which is greater: the probability of rolling a number less than $5$ on a die or the probability of drawing a club from a deck? Show enough working to justify.
  12. Which is smaller: the probability of exactly one head in two coin tosses or the probability of drawing a heart from a deck? Explain.
  13. Fill in the blank: when two fair coins are tossed, the probability of at least one head is $/4$.
  14. Fill in the blank: when a coin is tossed and a die is rolled, the probability of getting tails and a factor of $6$ is $/12$.
  15. Which does not belong: impossible, certain, equally likely, rectangle? Explain.
  16. A game uses a fair spinner with equal sectors numbered $1$ to $10$. Is landing on a number greater than $7$ more or less likely than landing on an odd number? Explain.
  17. A bag has $6$ counters, all green. What is the probability of picking green? What is the probability of picking red?
  18. Explain why the total probability of all outcomes in a sample space is $1$.