L5
Progression: Medium
Calculating Probabilities (B)
1) The letters which make up the word MATHEMATICS are put into
a bag.
M A T H E M A T I C S
A letter is taken out of the bag.
Write down, as a fraction, the probability of choosing:
a. A
b. T or M
c. a vowel
2) Bradley takes out a ball at random from this bag.
Work out, as a fraction, the
probability that the ball is:
a. Blue
b. Red or Yellow
c. Green
3) How many more red balls must be added to the bag so that the
chance of Bradley choosing red is even?
4) Hassan spins this fair spinner.
Find the probability that the spinner lands on:
a. 2 2 0 2
b. 1 91 0
c. A number greater than 4
5
d. A red section 3 2
e. 2 in a blue section.
©cazoom! educational resources
www.cazoommathsworksheets.com Statistics . Level 5 . Probability . Calculating Probabilities (B)
5) Elijah rolls a fair dice. Find each of the following probabilities.
a. P(6)
b. P(2 or 3)
c. P(greater than 1)
6) Layla rolls an 8-sided fair dice numbered 20 to 27.
Work out each of the following.
a. P(26)
b. P(multiple of 3)
c. P(prime number)
7) Finley picks a card at random from a normal pack of 52 playing
cards.
Write down the following probabilities.
a. P(a diamond)
b. P(a queen)
c. P(a red jack)
8) Ava has eight cards
numbered 1 to 8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
She shuffles the cards
and places them face down.
Ava turns over a card at random.
a. What is the probability that the first card she turns over is 7?
b. If the first card is 5 what is the probability that the next card
she turns over will be 6?
c. If the first card is 3 what is the probability that the next card
she turns over will be higher?
©cazoom! educational resources
www.cazoommathsworksheets.com Statistics . Level 5 . Probability . Calculating Probabilities (B)