Lets take a vote!

1) How many of you like Justin Bieber?

2) How many of you like Rihanna?

3) Calculate the probability that someone in the class likes Justin Bieber.

4) Calculate the probability that someone in the class likes Rihanna.

5) Calculate the probability that someone in the class likes Justin Bieber or
Rihanna.

6) Calculate the probability that someone in the class likes Justin Bieber and
Rihanna,

7) If Ms. D Acierno flipped a coin and rolled a fair number (cube), what is the
probability that she will land on heads and roll a number 5?

8) A fish tank contains 6 orange fish, 4 blue fish and 5 pink fish. Leah
randomly picks out a pink fish to give to her friend. She doesnt return it to
the fish tank. What is the probability of another person randomly picking a
pink fish?

Name:
___________________________________________________________________
ID #: __________
Date:
____________________________________________________________________
Class: ____________
Level 1 Questions:
1) If Amir flipped a coin and rolled a die (number cube), what is the probability that
the coin will land on heads and the die will land on five?

2) Amanda has a bag of marbles. She selects a marble, records the color, and then
puts the marble back into the bag. In twenty trials, she selects a red marble 7
times. She selects a blue marble 5 times and a green marble the rest of the times.
Based on her results, predict how many times Amanda will select a green marble
in 100 trials.

Level 2 Questions:
Use the spinner below to answer questions three, four and five:

3) If the spinner is spun 400 times, about how many times would you expect the
spinner to land on 3 or 7?

4) What is the probability of landing on an even number?

5) If Rebecca and Angelina took turns spinning the spinner, what is the probability
of both girls landing on 2?

Level 3 Questions:
6a) Mohammed spins a spinner twenty times. How many times would he expect the
spinner to land on a two or five?

6b) You will be given a real number spinner. Spin the spinner twenty times and record
your results here:
#
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Talllies

6c) Explain the similarities and/or differences of your results versus the theoretical
probability of the spinner landing on a two or five.

7) What is the probability that Nicole will get a sum of 10 if she rolled two dice? Show
your work.

Name:
___________________________________________________________________
ID #: __________
Date:
____________________________________________________________________
Class: ____________
Exit slip:
According to a recent study conducted by Harvard University and Mars Chocolates, the
theoretical probability of picking a specific color in a 1.59 ounce bag of M & Ms is:
13% brown
13% red
14% yellow
24% blue
29% orange
16% green
1) Count the total number of M & Ms in your bag.
Total: _______

2) Calculate the probability of picking a red or yellow M & M from your bag?

3) Convert your answer in Question #2 to a percent.

4) Explain the similarities and/or differences of your results versus the theoretical
probability of picking a red or yellow M & M.

Robert Rettig
SEDC 753
Professor Hoosak
Bibliography of free or Inexpensive Manipulatives
I am currently teaching a Seventh Grade math course. I purchase the following
inexpensive manipulatives and used them for my class:
M @ Ms
I purchased M @ Ms at Target for a lesson that I was doing on experimental
probability. Targets prices are significantly cheaper than supermarkets and other
major retailers. I had the students count the total number of M & Ms in the bag
and then calculate the probability of picking a color. Their results were then
compared to theoretical quotas issued by the candy manufacturer.
Spinners
I visited Barclay School Supplies at 166 Livingston Street in Brooklyn, NY. They
are located in downtown Brooklyn close to Metro Tech center. I purchased 10
spinners and donated them to my cooperating teacher. Spinners are useful for
calculating experimental probability and are very cheap to purchase. A packet of
10 spinners cost less than ten dollars. I also saw a wide variety of Math posters
suitable for hanging.
Colored Pencils
I purchased twenty five colored number two pencils form Target. The total cost
was only $1.00. This can be useful for students when they are doing two or three
step equations. Students can circle the numbers in one color, box the variables in
another color, and have other colored pencils to assist in their calculations.
Although colored pencils can be purchased anywhere, the prices at Target are
cheaper than any other store I have seen.
Construction Paper
Different color construction paper can be very useful when teaching Geometry.
Students can use colored construction paper to make geometric figures and then

calculate the area, perimeter, circumference or volume of the figure. Once again,
I recommend Target. I purchased a 300 sheet binder of colored construction
paper for $1.00.
Online Resources:
My cooperating teacher has often recommended www.ixl.com and
www.khanacademy.com to her students. Khan Academy offers good review
videos that are grade appropriate. IXL has good practice review problems and
interactive activities and can be very useful to students when they are preparing
for state and common core exams.

Name:
___________________________________________________________________
ID #: __________
Date:
____________________________________________________________________
Class: ____________
Probability Test
Directions: Show ALL of your work for each question. Bubble in the correct letter for
your answer.
1.

The probability of spinning an odd number on a spinner with 3 equal sections

labeled 1, 2, and 3.
a) impossible
c) likely
b) unlikely
d) certain

2.

The probability of tossing a number greater than 3 on a die (number cube).

a) 1/3
c) 2/5
b) 1/2
d) 5/6

3.

A paint machine randomly chooses among four colors to paint toy cars on an
assembly line. What is the probability of landing on blue?

a) 0
b) 1/4

c) 1/2
d) 3/4

4.

Which is not an example of a compound event?

a) Spinning a 3 and a 5 on two spins of a spinner numbered 3 through 8
b) A dime showing three tails on three flips in a row
c) A spinner landing on the line between two sections of the spinner
d) Flipping heads on a coin and spinning red on a spinner

5.

What does a sample space give you?

a) Room to calculate probability
b) A list of each possible outcome
c) A box to flip a coin
d) Space for rolling a number cube

6.

If Steven flipped a coin and rolled a die (number cube), what

is the probability that he will land on heads and roll a 4?
a) 1/3
c) 1/2
b) 1/8
d) 1/12

7.

There are 18 girls and 12 boys in a seventh grade class at PS

226.
Mr. Barone wants to randomly select one student from the
class that will sell snacks at lunch. What is the probability that
he will choose a girl?
a) 2/3
c) 3/5
b) 2/5
d) 3/2

8.

Monique tosses two quarters in the air. What is the probability

that both quarters will land on tails?
a) 1/2
c) 1/4
b) 3/8
d) 1/6

9.

Christopher is going to roll two number cubes with faces numbered 1 through
6. How many possible outcomes are there for his experiment?
a) 12
c) 72
b) 36
d) 216

10.

Nicole has a bag with marbles. She selects a marble, records the color, and
then puts the marble back in the bag. In 20 trials, she selects a red marble 7
times. She selects a blue marble 5 times and a green marble the rest of the
times. Based on her results, which is the best prediction of how many times
Nicole will select a green marble in 100 trials?
a) 8
c) 35
b) 25
d) 40

11.

Andrew is playing a game of Monopoly with his brother, Matthew. If he rolls

two number cubes at the same time, what is the probability that he will roll a
sum of 5?
a) 5/36
c) 1/36
b) 1/9
d) 5/18

12.

Lizbeth tosses two pennies and a number cube, with faces numbered 1
through 6, at the same time. How many outcomes are possible?
a) 8
c) 12
b) 10
d) 24

13.

The names Kendall, Kylie, and Kourtney are placed in a bag. What is
probability that the name picked will start with the letter K?
a) 0
c) 1/3
b) 1
d)
Use the spinner below to answer questions 14-16.

14.

If the spinner is spun 300 times, about how many times would you expect the
spinner to land on 1 or 7?
a) 75
c) 125
b) 100
d) 200

15.

What is the probability of landing on a prime number?

a) 10%
c) 50%
b) 25%
d) 75%

16.

Anthony and Justin took turns spinning the spinner. What is the probability of
both boys landing on 3?
a) 1/8
c) 1/16
b) 3/8
d) 1/64

17.

A fishbowl contains 4 orange fish, 3 blue fish, and 3 pink fish. Jessica
randomly picks out a fish to give to her little sister and doesnt return it to the

fish tank. If the fish she chose was blue, what would be the probability of
another person picking a blue fish?
a) 1/5
c) 3/10
b) 2/9
d)
18.

A candy bowl contains 10 red jolly ranchers, 5 purple jolly ranchers, and 6
green jolly ranchers. What is the probability that a candy chosen at random
will be green?
a) 2/7
c) 6/25
b) 3/10
d) 5/21

Use the table below to answer questions 19 and 20.

19.

Trisha spun the spinner and recorded her results in this tally chart:

What is the experimental probability of spinning the letter N written as a

fraction, decimal, and percent?
a) 1/8, 0.125, 12.5%
b) 1/5, 0.2, 20%
c) 3/8, 0.375, 37.5%
d) 3/10, 0.3, 30%
20.

Which two letters did Trisha spin that the sum of their probabilities is 50% of
the data?
a) N and S
c) S and E
b) E and W
d) W and S

Bonus (5points)
Valerie decides to select a sandwich randomly from the menu
below. What is the probability that she will pick a roast beef
sandwich on white bread? Create a list, diagram or tree
diagram to display your work.
Bread
Meats
Toppings
White
Roast Beef
Cheese
Rye
Chicken
Hot Sauce
Pumpernickel
Sausage

Answer: _______________________