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1. If Melissa rolled a die, what are the chances she would roll a 5? The die has 6 numbers ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)

a. 1 out of six

b. 2 out of five

c. 1 out of five

d. 2 out of six


2. The third grade class has twenty-one students, and fourteen are boys. If you put all the names in a hat, what are the chances you would choose a girl's name?

a. 1 out of 21

b. 1out of 7

c. 7 out of 21

d. 14 out of 21


3. There are four red triangles, ten red squares, seven yellow triangles, and six blue circles. What shape are you most likely to choose?

a. triangles

b. squares

c. circles

d. None of the above


4. If Kay flips a coin twenty times, how many times is she likely to get heads?

a. 1 out of twenty

b. 10 out of twenty

c. 2 out of ten

d. None of the above


5. The weather has been sunny for 21 days of the month. What are the chances you will choose a sunny day to go to the zoo that month?

a. 21 out of 30

b. 7 out of 14

c. 14 out of 30

d. 4 out of 30


6. Allison, Addison, Alexis, and Bonnie are friends. What are the chances a friend with the name starting with the letter A would ask Allison to spend the night?

a. 1 out of 4

b. 1 out of 3

c. 3 out of 4

d. 2 out of 3


7. Jason likes to ride his bike and play baseball after school. He also likes to ride on his skateboard and go roller-skating. What are the chances he will do an activity with wheels?

a. 3 out of 4

b. 3 out of 3

c. 1 out of 3

d. 1 out of 4


8. If you have twenty shirts, three are blue, seven are red, five are purple and the rest are orange. What color are you least likely to choose from your closet, if you pick with your eyes closed?

a. red

b. blue

c. orange

d. purple


9. Justin and Chad have ice cream every other day each week starting on Sunday. What are the chances you would see them at the ice cream shop in any given week?

a. 1 out of 7

b. 3 out of 7

c. 4 out of 7

d. None of the above

10. If you spin a spinner once, and there are ten equal pie shapes. Six of the spaces are blue and the rest are red. What is the chance you would land on a red space?

a. 4 out of 10

b. 6 out of 10

c. 4 out of 6

d. 3 out of 10


11. If you have twenty pieces of candy, three are chocolate, two are banana, five are strawberry and the rest are vanilla. What kind are you most likely to choose, if you pick them out of a bag?

a. banana

b. chocolate

c. vanilla

d. strawberry


12. Half of forty ice cream cones have vanilla as one of their two flavors. Three fourths of the ice cream cones have chocolate. What are the chances you would pick an ice cream cone that was chocolate?

a. 10 out of 40

b. 10 out of 30

c. 20 out of 40

d. 30 out of 40


13. There are five children in the Jones family. The oldest is a female and the rest are males. They have four pets. All of them are males. There is a Mom and a Dad in the family. If you knocked at the door, what are the chances a female would come to the door?

a. 1 out of 11

b. 3 out of 11

c. 2 out of 10

d. 2 out of 11


14. Joseph roles a die once. What is the chance he will roll a number greater than a.four?

a. 1 out of 4

b. 3 out of 6

c. 2 out of 4

d. 2 out of 6


15. Jordan has seven pennies. If he shakes them in his hand and drops them on the table, which of the following is most likely to happen?

a. five heads and five tails

b. four heads and three tails

c. seven heads and zero tails

d. six heads and four tails


16. A spinner is 1/2 red, 1/4 blue, and the rest green. If you spin the spinner one time, what is the chance you would land on a color that is not green?

a. 1 out of 4

b. 2 out of 4

c. 3 out of 4

d. 4 out of 4


17. Logan is playing with ten blocks. One is purple, two are red, three are yellow, two are green, and the rest are blue. What are the chances he would pick up a block that is blue?

a. 7 out of 10

b. 1 out of 10

c. 5 out of 10

d. 2 out of 10