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    1.! The diagram shows a fair spinner.

    ! (a) Which colour is the arrow most likely to land on?

    Yellow
    .........................
    (1)

    ! (b) Mark the scale with an arrow to show the probability of landing on green.

    Probability landing on green = 0

    (1)

    2.

    ! Which word from the box best describes the likelihood of each of these events?

    ! (a) A new-born baby is a girl.

    Even
    .........................
    (1)
    ! (b) You thrown an ordinary dice and get a two.

    Unlikely
    .........................
    (1)
    © CORBETTMATHS 2014
    3.!

    ! Use a word from the box which best describes the probability of each of the
    ! following events

    ! (a) You roll a 10 on an ordinary six sided dice.

    Impossible
    .........................
    (1)
    ! (b) You roll a number greater than 1 on an ordinary six sided dice.

    likely
    .........................
    (1)

    4.! A fair six-sided dice is thrown.

    ! The probabilities of the following events have been marked on the probability
    ! scale below.

    ! A: A number less than 7 is thrown.

    ! B: A “6” is thrown.

    ! C: An odd number is thrown.

    B C A

    (3)

    © CORBETTMATHS 2014
    5.! Amir makes a fair spinner with six sectors.

    ! Use a word from the box which best describes the probability of each of the
    ! following events

    ! (a) The spinner will land on 6

    Impossible
    .........................
    (1)

    ! (b) The spinner will land on 3

    Evens
    .........................
    (1)

    ! (c) The spinner will land on 2

    Unlikely
    .........................
    (1)

    ! (d) The spinner will land on a number greater than 1

    Certain
    .........................
    (1)

    © CORBETTMATHS 2014
    6.! A fair six sided dice is rolled.
    ! The probability of one of the following events is marked with an arrow on the
    ! scale below.

    ! A! The dice lands showing a number less than three.


    ! B! The dice lands showing the number three.
    ! C! The dice lands showing an even number

    number 3 Even number


    less than 3

    ! (a) Label the arrow to show which event it represents.

    (1)

    ! (b) Mark and label the scale to show the probabilities of the other two events.

    (2)

    7.! The following cards are placed in a box.

    ! A card is selected at random.

    ! Find the probability that the number on the card is

    ! (a) 3
    P(landing on 3) = 1/6
    .........................
    (1)
    ! (b) an odd number

    P(odd number) = 3/6


    .........................
    (1)

    © CORBETTMATHS 2014
    8.! A fair spinner has eight equal sections.
    ! The sections are labelled A, B, C, D and E as shown below.

    ! The arrow is spun.

    ! (a) Which is the most likely letter that the arrow will land on?

    A
    .........................
    (1)

    ! (b) What is the probability that the arrow lands on a B?

    2/8
    .........................
    (1)

    ! (c) What is the probability that the arrow lands on an A?

    3/8
    .........................
    (1)

    © CORBETTMATHS 2014
    9.! Thomas has 12 cards, each with a letter on it.

    ! He picks a card at random.

    !
    ! Write down the probability that the chosen card is

    ! (a) the letter h

    1/12
    .........................
    (1)

    ! (b) the letter t

    3/12
    .........................
    (1)

    ! (c) not the letter e

    11/12
    .........................
    (2)

    ! (d) the letter b or the letter t

    4/12
    .........................
    (2)

    ! (e) a vowel

    3/12
    .........................
    (2)
    © CORBETTMATHS 2014

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