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 from the bag without looking. Is picking blue impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
2You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🔵🟢🔵🟢🔵🟢🔵🟢🔵🟢- Ablue is more likely
- Bgreen is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
3You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🔵🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡- Ablue is more likely
- Byellow is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
4You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking green impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🔵🟡🔵🟡🔵🟡🟡🟡🔵🟡- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
5You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking yellow impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
6You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking green impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🟢🟡🟡🟢🟡🟡- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
7You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking green impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🔴🔵🔵🔵🔴🔵🔵🔴🔵- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
8You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🟢🔵🔵🟢🔵🔵🔵🔵- Agreen is more likely
- Bblue is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
9You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🟡🔴🔴🟡🔴🔴🔴🔴- Ayellow is more likely
- Bred is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
10You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🟡🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵- Ayellow is more likely
- Bblue is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
11You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🟡🔵🟡🟡🔵🔵🟡🔵- Ayellow is more likely
- Bblue is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
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. D (certain)
- 2. C (They are equally likely)
- 3. B (yellow is more likely)
- 4. A (impossible)
- 5. D (certain)
- 6. B (unlikely)
- 7. A (impossible)
- 8. B (blue is more likely)
- 9. B (red is more likely)
- 10. B (blue is more likely)
- 11. C (They are equally likely)
- 12. D (certain)
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