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Probability and Chance Basics

Choose the best answer where options are given. For questions with more than one correct choice, select every correct answer.

Probability words

Use certain for something that must happen, likely for something that will probably happen, unlikely for something that probably will not happen, and cannot happen for an event that has no chance of occurring.

1.At an airport in Australia, the sun will rise tomorrow. Which word best describes this event?
  • Certain
  • Likely
  • Unlikely
  • Impossible
2.Dylan is waiting at an airport in Darwin during the dry season. Which word best describes the chance that it will snow there today?
  • Certain
  • Likely
  • Unlikely
  • Impossible
3.A standard six-sided die has faces numbered 1 to 6. Which word describes the chance of rolling a 9?
  • Certain
  • Likely
  • Unlikely
  • Impossible
4.Match each probability word with its meaning.
  • Certain
  • Likely
  • Unlikely
  • Impossible
  • Will probably happen
  • Cannot happen
  • Probably will not happen
  • Will definitely happen

Chance experiments

Think about the possible results of simple chance experiments.

5.Anh flips a two-sided coin once. Name both results that could come up.
6.Which numbers could appear when Lachlan rolls a standard six-sided die? Select all that apply.
  • 1
  • 3
  • 6
  • 0
  • 7
7.Complete the statement: Rolling a 2 on a standard six-sided die is than rolling a 6.
8.A fair coin is flipped once. Complete the statement: Getting heads or tails is .
9.A fair coin is flipped once. Complete the statement: Getting both heads and tails on that single flip is .
10.A bag contains 9 blue luggage tags and 1 red luggage tag. Without looking, Dylan picks one tag. Is picking a blue tag likely or unlikely?
  • Likely
  • Unlikely
11.A bag contains 9 blue luggage tags and 1 red luggage tag. Without looking, Anh picks one tag. Is picking the red tag likely or unlikely?
  • Likely
  • Unlikely

Chance in context

Use the information in each question to decide how likely an event is.

12.A fair spinner has 4 equal sections: 3 are green and 1 is yellow. Which colour is more likely to be selected?
  • Green
  • Yellow
  • They are equally likely
13.On the probability line, which number represents an event that is certain?
00.250.50.751
  • 0
  • 0.5
  • 1
14.An airport shuttle has 10 seats. For one trip, 8 seats are already booked and 2 are empty. Is the next passenger more likely to find a booked seat or an empty seat?
15.A weather report says there is a 1 in 10 chance of rain during an airport visit. Is rain likely or unlikely?
  • Likely
  • Unlikely
16.In your own words, explain what chance tells us about an event.
17.Airport records show that out of 100 visits, a person was seen on all 100 visits, a traveller with a suitcase was seen on 70 visits, and a kangaroo inside the terminal was seen on 1 visit. Put these events in order from most likely to least likely: seeing a person, seeing a traveller with a suitcase, seeing a kangaroo inside the terminal.

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