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Name ________________________________________ Date __________________ Class __________________ProbabilityPractice A: ProbabilityMatch each event to its likelihood.1. rolling a number greater than 6 on a numbercube labeled 1 through 6 ___________ A likely2. flipping a coin and getting heads ___________ B unlikely3. drawing a red or blue marble from a bag ofred marbles and blue marbles ___________ C as likely as not4. spinning a number less than 3 on a spinnerwith 8 equal sections marked 1 through 8 ___________ D impossible5. rolling a number less than 6 on a numbercube labeled 1 through 6 ___________ E certainProbabilityPractice A: Experimental ProbabilityFind the experimental probability. Write you answer as a fraction, decimalor percent.6. Jolene is playing basketball. She scores on 11 out of the 15 baskets she shoots.What is the experimental probability that Jolene will get a basket on the next shot?____________________7. Jamie is playing baseball. He gets a hit 7 out of 9 times at bat.a. What is the experimental probability that Jamie will get a hit his next time at bat?____________________b. What is the experimental probability that Jamie will not get a hit his next time atbat?____________________8. The home team goalie blocks 9 out of 15 shots and the away team goalie blocks 16out of 20 shots in the first period. Which goalie has the greater experimentalprobability of blocking the next shot when the second period starts?____________________Holt McDougal Mathematics

Name ________________________________________ Date __________________ Class __________________ProbabilityPractice A: Sample SpaceFor questions 9 and 10 you need to make a table, list or tree diagram to record allthe possible outcomes. For question 11 you only need to calculate the totalnumber of outcomes.9. Lindsay flips a coin and rolls a 1-6 number cube at the same time. What are thepossible outcomes?10. Jordan has a choice of wheat bread or rye bread and a choice of turkey, ham, ortuna for lunch. What are all the possible choices of sandwiches (one type of bread andone type of lunch meat) he can have?11. Chad and Victoria are playing a game that involves spinning the spinner below anda number cube. How many outcomes are possible in the game?_______________Holt McDougal Mathematics