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NS 3.5  Chance

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This activity contains 10 questions.

Question 1
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Cartoon A.gif Cartoon B.gif
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According to the data above, which total was the most frequent?

 
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Question 2
2 When probability values are put on a scale from 0 to 1, an event with probability 0·1 means it is _____ to happen.
 
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Question 3
3 Spinner

Use the scale 0 to 1 to rate the probability of spinning each colour shown.

Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.
A 0·4
B 0·1
C 0
D 0·2
E 0·3
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Question 4
4 If you toss a coin and get 'heads', then the next time you toss it you are certain to get 'tails'.
   
 
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Question 5
5  
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Question 6
6 Julie tossed a coin and rolled a regular dice at the same time. What is the probability that she will get a 'tails' on the coin and a 5 on the dice?
 
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Question 7
7 If you roll a regular dice, you are less likely to roll a 6 than any other number.
   
 
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Question 8
8 NS35_Q_q8_marblesA.gif

One hundred marbles were placed in a bag and the following sample was pulled out at random.

NS35_Q_q8_marblesB.gif

Use the sample to predict how many marbles of each colour were in the bag.

Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.
A 20
B 10
C 30
D 0
E 40
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Question 9
9 Tony surveyed 25 classmates to find their favourite fruit. Eight of them said bananas. Tony concluded that there was a _____ percent chance that a randomly selected student would like bananas best.
 
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Question 10
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Spinner A Spinner B Spinner C Spinner D Spinner E
A B C D E

Which spinner has more than a 50% chance of landing on green?

 
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