Probability Word Problems (Grade 7) - Free Printable Tests and Worksheets PDF
Probability Word Problems (Grade 7) - Free Printable Tests and Worksheets PDF
Probability Word Problems (Grade 7) - Free Printable Tests and Worksheets PDF
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1. A survey was taken at school and 525 students were asked if they belonged to a club. 212
people responded saying they did belong to a club. If a student walking down the hall was
randomly chosen, then the probability that this person belongs to a club is 212 / 525.
a. True
b. False
a. 1 / 20
b. 10 / 17
c. 10 / 27
d. 10 / 30
3. Becky is tossing a six-sided number cube labeled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. What is the probability
of tossing 6 two times in a row?
a. 1 / 36
b. 1/6
c. 1/3
d. 1/2
4. There are 20 males and 15 females in your class. The teacher wants to appoint one person to
be in charge of attendance. What is the probability that this person will be female?
a. 3/4
b. 1 / 15
c. 4/7
d. 3/7
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5. Jennifer has a fair coin and a wooden cube. On the cube, there are two faces colored green,
two faces colored blue, and two faces colored red. Jennifer flips the coin and tosses the cube.
What is the probability of getting both a tail on the toss of the coin and a green face on the
roll of the cube?
a. 1/4
b. 1/6
c. 1 / 12
d. 1/2
6. In a library box, there are 8 novels, 8 biographies, and 8 war history books. If Jack selects
two books at random, what is the probability of selecting two different kinds of books in a
row?
a. 16 / 23
b. 16 / 24
c. 8 / 24
d. 7 / 23
7. A new bag of golf tees contains 10 red tees, 10 orange tees, 10 green tees and 10 blue tees.
You empty the tees into your golf bag. What is the probability of grabbing out two tees of the
same color in a row for you and your partner?
a. 1 / 40
b. 10 / 40
c. 9 / 39
d. 9 / 40
8. Ronald has 6 red pencils, 4 green pencils and 5 blue pencils. If he picks out one pencil
without looking, what is the probability that he picks a green pencil?
a. 1 out of 3
b. 1 out of 4
c. 1 out of 15
d. 4 out of 15
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9. Monique has a box that contains the following marbles: 5 yellow marbles, 3 green marbles, 2
orange marbles and 2 blue marbles. She randomly selects 2 marbles from the box and keeps
them. If she randomly selects a third marble from the box, the probability that she selects a
green marble will be 2 / 10 . Which of the following statements could be true about the first
two marbles she selected?
a. One was yellow and one was green
b. One was orange and one was yellow
c. One was orange and one was blue
d. Both were green
e. Both were yellow
10. Each of the 6 faces of a fair cube is painted red, yellow, or blue. This cube is rolled 500
times. Below shows the number of times each color landed face up.
Red - 90 times, yellow - 340 times, and blue - 70 times.
Based on these results, what is the most likely number of yellow faces on the cube?
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
e. six
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