Name: ……………………..….
Primary School
Class / Section: Five ( ) Subject: Math - Worksheet (1)
Skill: Probability Date: …….………..……..………..
When we describe the chance of something happening, we are using probability.
We can show these words on a probability scale like this:
Q1)
a)What is the probability to get a triangle from Box A ?______________
b)What is the probability to get a hexagon from Box A ?______________
c) What is the probability to get a rectangle from Box B ?______________
d)What is the probability to get a triangle from Box B ?______________
e)What is the probability to get a polygon from Box B ?______________
Q2) Andrea uses an 8-sided spinner.
What is the probability of getting:
A number less than 10 The number 11 An odd number
The number 3 or 7 A prime number An even number more
than 4
Q3) Circle the word that best describes the chance of this statement being true.
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Q4) Jon has a spinner with 6 numbers.
He records how many times the spinner lands on each number.
Number 1 2 3 4 5 6
on the
spinner
How many 11 7 8 10 5 9
times
Which number did the spinner land on the least number of times?_______________
Q5) Ben has two fair spinners.
Each spinner has six equal sections.
a)What is the probability that he will get a 5 when he spins spinner A. __________
b)He says,” I am more likely to get an odd number when I spin spinner B”.
Explain why he is wrong.
_______________________________________________________________
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Q6) Anneka rolls a fair six-sided dice.
Show each event on the probability scale by writing its letter in the correct box.
A She rolls an even number
B She rolls a number between 0 and 10
C She rolls a number less than 5
D She rolls a 1
Q7) Ahmad has two fair six-sided dice.
One dice is red, and the other is green.
The faces of the red dice are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
The faces of the green dice are numbered 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 8
Complete these sentences.
● Ahmad is more likely to roll an even number on the _________dice.
● Ahmad can't roll a 1 on the _________dice.