Probability Pre Test

Chance
Zone 2:
Question 1:

Please put a X in the appropriate box:

Questions: Likely Unlikely

What are the chances of it raining at some stage during the

week in the middle of winter?

What are the chances it will snow in summer?

What are the chances of you going swimming in summer?

Question 2:
Please circle likely or unlikely in the sentences below that is the correct answer.

Is it likely or unlikely that there will be thunder and lightning during a storm.

Is it likely or unlikely that it will be cold in January.

Is it likely or unlikely that a loud noise will wake a baby.

Question 3:
Please put an X in the appropriate box:

Questions: Certain Impossible

What are the chances of a fish living outside of water?

What is the likelihood us humans living without food and

water?

What is the likelihood that your heart will beat?

Question 4:
Please circle certain and impossible in the sentences below that is the correct
answer.

Is it certain or impossible that it will get dark tonight.

Is it certain or impossible that the sun will fall out of the sky.

Is it certain or impossible that if I jump, I will come back down again.

Zone 3:

Question 1:
Please circle likely or unlikely in the sentences below that is the correct answer.
Is it likely or unlikely that a spinner will land on green.

Is it likely or unlikely that a spinner will land on the 7.

Question 2:
Please circle likely or unlikely in the sentences below that is the correct answer.

What are the chances that the dice will land on a number between 1 and 4?
Question 3:
If you select a marble without looking, how likely is it you will pick a purple one?

A. Certain
B. Unlikely
C. Possible
D. Impossible

Question 4:
If you were blindfolded, what is the chance you will pick a yellow button from a box?

A. Certain
B. Unlikely
C. Equal
D. Impossible

Zone 4:

Question 1:
The outcome of flipping a coin and landing on heads or tails does not depend on the
previous outcome.

A. True
B. False
C. Not Sure
Question 2:
If you have a maths test on Monday and it is scheduled to rain, will the weather affect your
test results?

A. True
B. Fasle
C. Unsure

Question 3:
If I have pasta for dinner on Wednesday, will Essendon win their game on Saturday?

A. True
B. False
C. Unsure

Question 4:
If I open the fridge door, will that change the temperature of the fridge?

A. Yes
B. No
C. Unsure

Zone 5:

Question 1:
What is the likelihood of rolling a six on a six sided dice? Show using a fraction.

Question 2:
What is the likelihood of a coin landing on tails? Show using a fraction.
Question 3:
If there are 10 marbles, 5 are yellow, 3 are red and 2 are green what is the likelihood of
selecting a yellow marble? Show using a fraction and its equivalent (if you can).

Question 4:
There are 100 lollies in a jar, 10 are green, 30 are blue and 60 are red what is the likelihood
of selecting a red lolly? Show using a fraction and its equivalent (if you can).

Zone 6:

Question 1:

Zone 7:

Question 1:
What is the likelihood of a spinner landing on red? Show as a percentage .

%
Question 2:
When you flip two coins, what is the likelihood that they will land on heads? Show as a
fraction.

Question 3:
In a 200 metre sprint, there are 10 participants. Three of the participants finish the race
before 10 seconds while the other seven participants finish after 10 seconds. What
percentage of students finish before 10 seconds? Also show this as a fraction and decimal.

% =

Question 4:
A bag has 6 red marbles, 5 blue marbles, 7 green marbles, 2 white marbles, and 5 yellow
marbles.

What is the probability in decimal form of choosing red marble?

What is the probability of choosing blue marble as a percent?

What is the probability in fraction form of choosing green marble?

Question 5:

Larry is customising a new sailboat. There are 2 sizes of boats and 2 exterior colours to
choose from. For the interior colour, there are 2 options. Finally, there are 4 options for the
upholstery. How many different sailboats can Larry buy?

Sailboats.

Zone 8:

Question 1:
Using this Venn Diagram, answer the below questions and present in the diagram.
The following shows the results of a survey on the types of exercise taken by a group of 100
people.

5 run
10 swim
20 cycle
15 run and swim
20 swim and cycle
10 run and cycle
10 do all three

Find the probability that a randomly selected person from the survey:
a.) Takes none of these types of exercise,
b.) Swims but does not run,
c.) Takes at least two.

Jason is one of the above group. Given that Jason runs,

d.) Find the probability that he swims but does not cycle.

Question 2:

There was a survey taken of 150 people :

34 males own a sportscar and 50 own an SUV.

45 females own a sportscar and 21 own an SUV.

Represent this information within a two-way table.

 Data Representation and Interpretation

Zone 2:

Question 1:
There are 23 people in a class. 6 people have blue eyes, 4 people have brown eyes, 12
people have green eyes and one person has hazel eyes. Represent this data using tally
marks.

Question 2:
Using the above scenario, write down all the categories represented in question 1.

Question 3:
There is a footy team with 30 students including females and males. Of that team, 7 females
and 2 males have red hair, 3 females and 1 male have brown hair, 5 females and 2 males
have blonde hair and 5 females and 5 males have black hair. Record this information in the
table below using tally marks.

Female Males

Red Hair

Brown Hair

Blonde Hair

Black Hair

Question 4:
Here is a list of foods that are eaten either HOT or COLD. Place a H or a C next to the food
item depending on how it is preferably eaten.
- Ice Cream - Fruit Salad
- Pizza - Jelly
- Hot chips - Yoghurt
- Ice cubes - Pies
- Spaghetti - Curry
- Icy Poles

Zone 3:

Question 1:
Class A and Class B were surveyed about how much screen time (in hours) they spend in
one night. The following bar graph displays this data.

How much time do Class A spend watching TV?

Question 2:
Using the same bar graph as Question 1, describe the difference between the two classes
with relation to their mobile screen time.

Questions 3 & 4:
A random survey was conducted at Warranwood primary school on pets that students own
with the results being represented in the bar graph below.

How many people were surveyed?

How many people have a pet cat?

Zone 4:

Question 1:
We surveyed 100 people on their preferred after school activities. 25% said they enjoyed
sport. 25% said they enjoyed video games. 35% said they enjoyed watching TV and 15%
said they play an instrument. What is the best way to represent this data?

A. Bar Graph
B. Pie Graph
C. Tally Chart
D. Line Graph

Question 2:
We randomly surveyed 50 students at Warranwood primary school on what they have for
breakfast in the morning. 15 students have cereal, 17 have toast, 10 have eggs and 8 have
pancakes. What is the best way to represent this data?

E. Bar Graph
F. Pie Graph
G. Tally Chart
H. Line Graph
Question 3:
Jonathan wanted to find out his classes favourite football teams, what method would he use
to gather this information?

A. Tally Chart
B. Pie Graph
C. Bar Graph
D. Line Graph

Question 4:
The weather bureau for one week states that Monday is 18 degrees, Tuesday is 19 degrees,
Wednesday is 21 degrees, Thursday is 22 degrees, Friday is 17 degrees, Saturday is 16
degrees and Sunday is 15 degrees. What is the best form on graph to represent this data?

E. Tally Chart
F. Pie Graph
G. Bar Graph
H. Line Graph

Zone 5:

Question 1 & 2:
An insect population survey was conducted within a small area and is represented below.
What is the total population of insects?

How many of each insect species are there?

Ants:
Moths:
Bees:

Question 3 & 4:
Using the below picture, what is the total number of people who speak:

German=
Scottish=
Italian=
Spanish=
French=

What is the category being shown here?

Zone 6
Question 1 & 2:

How many girls in the survey like tropical juice?

How many boys and girls in the survey like orange juice?
Question 3 & 4:

How many more people have brown straight hair compared to brown curly hair?

How many people have straight black hair compared to red curly hair?

Zone 7
Question 1:
Use the following numbers to answer the question below.

13, 18, 13, 14, 13, 16, 14, 21, 13

What is the mean number?

What is the median number?

What is the mode number?

What is the range number?

Question 2:
Use the following numbers to answer the question below.

22, 24, 24, 28, 32, 36, 44, 50, 51, 55

What is the mean number?

What is the median number?

What is the mode number?

What is the range number?

Can you explain the difference between the median and the mean?