πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Virginia SOL 4.PS.2
🎲 Likely or unlikely?
How likely something is (impossible to certain), and probability as a fraction
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1You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🟡🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵- Ayellow is more likely
- Bblue is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
2You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🟢🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵- Agreen is more likely
- Bblue is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
3You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🟡🟡🟡🟡🔵🟡🟡🔵- Ayellow is more likely
- Bblue is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
4You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking yellow impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🟡🟡🟡🟡🔵🟡🟡- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
5You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🔴🔴🔴🔴🟢🔴🔴🟢- Ared is more likely
- Bgreen is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
6You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🔴🟢🔴🟢🔴🟢🔴🟢🔴🟢- Ared is more likely
- Bgreen is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
7You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking blue impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🔵🟢🔵🔵🟢🔵🔵- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
8You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking red impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🔴🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
9You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking red impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🔴🔵🔵🔵🔴🔵🔵🔵🔵- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
10You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🟡🔴🔴🟡🔴🟡- Ayellow is more likely
- Bred is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
11You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking green impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
12You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking yellow impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🟢🟢🟢🟢🔴🟢🟢🔴- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
Answer key: Likely or unlikely?
- 1. B (blue is more likely)
- 2. B (blue is more likely)
- 3. A (yellow is more likely)
- 4. C (likely)
- 5. A (red is more likely)
- 6. C (They are equally likely)
- 7. C (likely)
- 8. B (unlikely)
- 9. B (unlikely)
- 10. C (They are equally likely)
- 11. D (certain)
- 12. A (impossible)
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