Simple Events Probability Worksheet

Grade 8 math worksheet focusing on understanding and calculating probabilities of simple events.

Grade 8 Math Probability and StatisticsSimple Events

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Fill in the BlanksMultiple Choice2 Short AnswerTrue / False

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.SP.C.7.A

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mathprobabilitysimple eventsgrade 8

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show your work where applicable.

1. The of an event is a number between 0 and 1 that expresses the likelihood of an event occurring.

2. A event is an event with only one outcome.

3. The set of all possible outcomes of an experiment is called the space.

4. What is the probability of rolling an even number on a standard six-sided die?

1/6

1/3

1/2

2/3

5. A bag contains 4 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 5 green marbles. What is the probability of picking a blue marble?

3/12

1/4

5/12

1/3

6. A spinner has 8 equally sized sections numbered 1 through 8. What is the probability of landing on a number greater than 5?

7. You flip a fair coin. What is the probability of getting tails?

8. The probability of an impossible event is 1.

True

False

9. If an event is certain to happen, its probability is 1.

True

False

10. Consider a deck of 52 playing cards. What is the probability of drawing a red card?

11. You have a bag with 10 marbles: 2 red, 3 blue, and 5 yellow. If you pick one marble at random, what is the probability that it is NOT yellow?