CTJan27 Online - Year 4 - Probability Independent Events and Combinations
Multiple Choice
Which event is certain to happen?
Which event is impossible?
When you flip a fair coin, what are the chances of getting heads compared to getting tails?
How many different outcomes are there when you roll a standard number cube (die)?
A spinner has $4$ equal sections: red, blue, green, yellow. What are all the possible outcomes when you spin it once?
If you flip a coin and it lands on heads, what is the chance of it landing on heads again if you flip it a second time?
You flip a coin two times. How many different combinations of heads and tails are possible? (Hint: Think about HH, HT, etc.)
When you flip a coin twice, which of these is NOT a possible outcome?
Maya has $2$ different shirts (red, blue) and $2$ different pairs of pants (jeans, shorts). How many different outfits can she make?
A restaurant offers $3$ main dishes (pizza, pasta, burger) and $2$ side dishes (salad, fries). If you pick one main dish and one side dish, how many different meal combinations can you make?
A bag has $5$ red marbles and $1$ blue marble. Is it more likely to pick a red marble or a blue marble?
You pick a card from a deck, look at it, and put it back. Then you pick another card. Does the first pick change the possible cards for the second pick?
A spinner has $3$ equal sections (Red, Blue, Green). You spin the spinner once AND flip a coin once. How many different combined outcomes are possible?
An ice cream shop has $2$ flavors (vanilla, chocolate) and $3$ toppings (sprinkles, cherry, nuts). If you choose one flavor and one topping, how many different ice cream combinations can you make?
What best describes the chance of rolling an $8$ on a standard $6$-sided die?
To get to school, Ben can walk or bike. He can take Main Street or Oak Avenue. How many different ways can Ben get to school?
Sarah flips a coin $5$ times and gets tails every time. What is the likelihood of getting tails on her $6$th flip?
A spinner has numbers $1, 2, 3, 4$ on its equal sections. What are all the possible numbers you can land on?
Mark is choosing an activity for the afternoon: either reading or playing outside. He also needs to choose a snack: either an apple or a banana. How many different activity and snack pairings are there?
A bag contains $9$ green balls and $1$ yellow ball. If you pick one ball without looking, which color are you unlikely to pick?
Sarah has $3$ different shirts and $2$ different pairs of pants. How many different outfits can she make by choosing one shirt and one pair of pants?
A spinner has $4$ equally likely colors: red, blue, green, and yellow. You spin the spinner once and flip a coin once. How many different possible outcomes are there?
When you flip a fair coin two times, what is the probability that you will get Heads both times?
John rolls a standard $6$-sided die and then flips a coin. How many total possible combinations of a roll and a flip can he get?
A bag contains $3$ different colored balls: red, blue, and green. Emily picks one ball, notes its color, and then puts it back in the bag. Then she picks a second ball. How many different pairs of color choices are possible?
A restaurant offers $3$ different main dishes, $2$ different side dishes, and $2$ different drinks. How many unique meal combinations can you create if you choose one of each?
Spinner A has numbers $1, 2, 3$. Spinner B has letters A, B, C, D. If you spin both spinners once, how many different combinations of a number and a letter are possible?
A bag has $5$ marbles: $2$ red marbles (R1, R2) and $3$ blue marbles (B1, B2, B3). You pick one marble, put it back, then pick another. How many different specific pairs of picks can you make where the first marble is red AND the second marble is blue? (Example: R1 then B1 is one such pair.)
There are $3$ different books: A, B, and C. How many different ways can you arrange these $3$ books in a row on a shelf?
You want to make a $2$-digit number using only the digits $1, 2,$ or $3$. You can use the same digit twice (for example, $11$ or $22$ are allowed). How many different $2$-digit numbers can you make?
Numerical / Short Answer
Mia is getting dressed. She has $3$ different shirts and $2$ different pairs of pants. How many different outfits can she make?
A cafe offers $4$ types of sandwiches and $3$ types of drinks. If you choose one sandwich and one drink, how many different lunch combinations are possible?
You flip a coin and then roll a standard six-sided die. How many possible different results are there? (For example, Heads and a $1$ is one result).
An ice cream shop has $5$ different flavors and $2$ different toppings. If you pick one flavor and one topping, how many unique ice cream combinations can you make?
To build a toy car, you can choose from $2$ different body styles and $4$ different wheel types. How many different toy cars can you build?
If you flip two coins, how many different ways can they land? (Hint: Think about Heads/Tails for the first coin and Heads/Tails for the second coin).
A spinner has $3$ colors: Red, Blue, Green. Another spinner has $2$ shapes: Star, Circle. If you spin both, how many possible combinations of color and shape can you get?
A snack bar lets you choose one fruit from $3$ options (apple, banana, orange) and one juice from $2$ options (grape, orange). How many different fruit and juice pairs can you choose?
Imagine you have $6$ different colored pencils and $2$ different erasers. How many ways can you pick one colored pencil and one eraser?
You are choosing an outfit for a doll. There are $3$ different shirts, $2$ different skirts, and $1$ pair of shoes. How many different outfits (shirt, skirt, and shoes) can you make?