Year 5 - Chance - Questions
Name Date
Probability Outcomes Using Fractions (A)
1 a) What is the chance, as a fraction, of the spinner landing on:
i) B or b?
ii) A or a?
iii) C?
a B
iv) D?
D C
b) What is the chance of the spinner not landing
on:
D A
i) b or B?
A b
ii) C?
c) What is the chance of the spinner
landing on:
i) a capital letter?
ii) a lower case letter?
d) What is the chance of the spinner landing on a vowel?
2 Colour the rectangles to represent the probability shown.
a) 13 chance of blue
b) 13 chance of green
c) 1 chance of red
6
2
d) 12 chance of yellow
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Year 5 - Chance - Questions
Name Date
Probability Outcomes Using Fractions (B)
1 a) What is the chance, as a fraction, of the spinner landing on:
i) a star?
ii) a square?
iii) a circle?
iv) a hexagon?
b) What is the chance of the spinner not landing
on:
i) a circle?
ii) a star?
iii) a square?
iv) a hexagon?
c) Which shape has the highest likelihood of being landed on by the spinner?
d) Which shape has the least likelihood of being landed on by the spinner?
2 Colour the rectangles to represent the probability shown.
1
a) 10 chance of purple
b) 25 chance of pink
c) 3 chance of orange
10
d) 15 chance of green
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Year 5 - Chance - Answers
Probability Outcomes Using Fractions (A) - Answers
1 a) What is the chance, as a fraction, of the spinner landing on:
2
i) B or b?
8
3
ii) A or a?
8
1
iii) C?
8
2 a B
iv) D?
8
D C
b) What is the chance of the spinner not landing
on:
6 D A
i) b or B?
8
7 A b
ii) C?
8
c) What is the chance of the spinner
landing on:
6
i) a capital letter?
8
2
ii) a lower case letter?
8
3
d) What is the chance of the spinner landing on a vowel?
8
2 Colour the rectangles to represent the probability shown.
a) 13 chance of blue
b) 1 chance of green
3
c) 1 chance of red
6
2
d) 12 chance of yellow
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Year 5 - Chance - Answers
Probability Outcomes Using Fractions (B) - Answers
1 a) What is the chance, as a fraction, of the spinner landing on:
4
i) a star?
12
2
ii) a square?
12
3
iii) a circle?
12
3
iv) a hexagon?
12
b) What is the chance of the spinner not landing
on:
9
i) a circle?
12
8
ii) a star?
12
10
iii) a square?
12
9
iv) a hexagon?
12
c) Which shape has the highest likelihood of being landed on by the spinner?
star
d) Which shape has the least likelihood of being landed on by the spinner?
square
2 Colour the rectangles to represent the probability shown.
1
a) 10 chance of purple
b) 2 chance of pink
5
c) 3 chance of orange
10
d) 15 chance of green
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Year 5 - Chance - Questions
Name Date
Probability Range 0-1 (A)
1 Write these likelihoods in the correct box under the probability scale.
even chance, likely, impossible, certain, unlikely
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
2 Using the probability scale, rate the likelihood of these events occuring.
a) Tuesday will come after Monday next week.
b) Everyone in our class will be at school tomorrow.
c) There will be 35 days next December.
d) A tossed coin lands on tails.
e) It will snow in Summer.
3 Answer true or false.
a) There is an unlikely chance of the spinner
landing on A.
b) There is an even chance of the spinner
C A
landing on B.
A B
c) There is an impossible chance of the A A
spinner landing on E.
B A
d) There is a certain chance of the spinner
C B
landing on A.
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Year 5 - Chance - Questions
Name Date
Probability Range 0-1 (B)
1 Write these values and likelihoods in the correct boxes on the probability scale.
0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1, even chance, likely, impossible, certain, unlikely
2 Write an event to match each likelihood.
a) certain
b) likely
c) even chance
d) unlikely
e) impossible
3 Fill in the spinner to reflect the likelihoods provided.
a) An even chance of the spinner landing
on a 3.
b) An unlikely chance of the spinner
landing on a 6.
c) A 1 in 10 chance of the spinner landing
on a 1.
c) A 2 in 10 chance of the spinner landing
on a 2.
d) An impossible chance of the spinner
landing on a 4.
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Year 5 - Chance - Answers
Probability Range 0-1 (A) - Answers
1 Write these likelihoods in the correct box under the probability scale.
even chance, likely, impossible, certain, unlikely
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
impossible unlikely even chance likely certain
2 Using the probability scale, rate the likelihood of these events occuring. (Suggested answers)
a) Tuesday will come after Monday next week. certain
b) Everyone in our class will be at school tomorrow. even chance
c) There will be 35 days next December. impossible
d) A tossed coin lands on tails. even chance
e) It will snow in Summer. unlikely
3 Answer true or false.
a) There is an unlikely chance of the spinner
landing on A.
false
b) There is an even chance of the spinner
C A
landing on B.
A B
false
c) There is an impossible chance of the A A
spinner landing on E.
true
B A
d) There is a certain chance of the spinner
C B
landing on A.
false
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Year 5 - Chance - Answers
Probability Range 0-1 (B) - Answers
1 Write these values and likelihoods in the correct boxes on the probability scale.
0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1, even chance, likely, impossible, certain, unlikely
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
impossible unlikely even chance likely certain
2 Write an event to match each likelihood. (Answers will vary)
a) certain
b) likely
c) even chance
d) unlikely
e) impossible
3 Fill in the spinner to reflect the likelihoods provided.
a) An even chance of the spinner landing
on a 3.
b) An unlikely chance of the spinner
landing on a 6. 3 6
3 6
c) A 1 in 10 chance of the spinner landing
on a 1. 3 2
c) A 2 in 10 chance of the spinner landing 3 2
on a 2.
3 1
d) An impossible chance of the spinner
landing on a 4.
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