Determining Probability with Candy Name: Answer Key

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1. cherry

cherry cherry cherry 2. 4 out of 15

lemo cherry lemon
n 3. cherry
lemon cherry 15
4.
lemon
cherr grape cherry
lemon y 5.

grape grape grape lemon

6.

7. 10 out of 15
1) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest
probability of selecting? 8. 5 out of 15
2) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?
9. grape

3) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a 10. 6 out of 15
cherry piece?

4) How many total pieces of candy are in the box?

5) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting?

6) If you ate 4 lemon pieces, 5 cherry pieces and 3 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next?

7) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece?

8) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece?

9) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected?

10) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece?

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1. cherry

cherry cherry cherry 2. 4 out of 15

lemo cherry lemon
n 3. cherry
lemon cherry 15
4.
lemon
cherr grape cherry
lemon y 5.

grape grape grape lemon

6.

7. 10 out of 15
1) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest
probability of selecting? 8. 5 out of 15
2) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?
9. grape

3) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a 10. 6 out of 15
cherry piece?

4) How many total pieces of candy are in the box?

5) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting?

6) If you ate 4 lemon pieces, 5 cherry pieces and 3 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next?

7) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece?

8) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece?

9) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected?

10) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece?

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1. 6 out of 15
n grape
lemo lemon 2. cherry
grape cherry cherry 3. lemon
grape cherry
grape 4. 4 out of 15
lemon grape
grape 5. grape
cherry lemon cherry 6. 15

7. cherry
1) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?
8. grape
2) If you ate 4 lemon pieces, 2 cherry pieces and 3 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next? 9. 5 out of 15

3) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected? 10. 11 out of 15

4) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece?

5) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest
probability of selecting?

6) How many total pieces of candy are in the box?

7) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a
cherry piece?

8) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting?

9) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece?

10) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece?

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1. 6 out of 15
n grape
lemo lemon 2. cherry
grape cherry cherry 3. lemon
grape cherry
grape 4. 4 out of 15
lemon grape
grape 5. grape
cherry lemon cherry 6. 15

7. cherry
1) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?
8. grape
2) If you ate 4 lemon pieces, 2 cherry pieces and 3 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next? 9. 5 out of 15

3) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected? 10. 11 out of 15

4) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece?

5) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest
probability of selecting?

6) How many total pieces of candy are in the box?

7) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a
cherry piece?

8) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting?

9) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece?

10) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece?

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1. 4 out of 12
lemon lemon
grape 2. cherry

cherry cherry
lemon 3. grape
lemon cherry
grape 4. 5 out of 12
cherry
grape 5. 7 out of 12
lemon
6. 3 out of 12

7. lemon
1) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece?
8. lemon
2) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting? 9. 12

3) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected? 10. cherry

4) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece?

5) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece?

6) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?

7) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest
probability of selecting?

8) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a
cherry piece?

9) How many total pieces of candy are in the box?

10) If you ate 5 lemon pieces, 3 cherry pieces and 3 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next?

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1. 4 out of 12
lemon lemon
grape 2. cherry

cherry cherry
lemon 3. grape
lemon cherry
grape 4. 5 out of 12
cherry
grape 5. 7 out of 12
lemon
6. 3 out of 12

7. lemon
1) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece?
8. lemon
2) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting? 9. 12

3) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected? 10. cherry

4) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece?

5) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece?

6) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?

7) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest
probability of selecting?

8) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a
cherry piece?

9) How many total pieces of candy are in the box?

10) If you ate 5 lemon pieces, 3 cherry pieces and 3 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next?

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1. 12

lemon lemon 2. lemon

lemon grape grape 3. 7 out of 12
lemo grape
cherry n
cherry 4. 3 out of 12
n
cherry lemo 5. grape

cherry 6. 5 out of 12

7. lemon
1) How many total pieces of candy are in the box?
8. lemon
2) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest
probability of selecting? 9. cherry

3) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece? 10. 4 out of 12

4) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?

5) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected?

6) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece?

7) If you ate 3 lemon pieces, 3 cherry pieces and 3 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next?

8) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a
cherry piece?

9) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting?

10) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece?

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1. 12

lemon lemon 2. lemon

lemon grape grape 3. 7 out of 12
lemo grape
cherry n
cherry 4. 3 out of 12
n
cherry lemo 5. grape

cherry 6. 5 out of 12

7. lemon
1) How many total pieces of candy are in the box?
8. lemon
2) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest
probability of selecting? 9. cherry

3) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece? 10. 4 out of 12

4) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?

5) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected?

6) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece?

7) If you ate 3 lemon pieces, 3 cherry pieces and 3 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next?

8) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a
cherry piece?

9) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting?

10) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece?

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1. 15

grape lemon 2. lemon

cherry
lemon cherry 3. cherry
lemon cherry
cherry 4. cherry
cherry grape
cherry grape 5. 5 out of 15
grape
lemon grape 6. 4 out of 15

7. 6 out of 15
1) How many total pieces of candy are in the box?
8. cherry
2) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected?
9. cherry

3) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest 10. 11 out of 15
probability of selecting?

4) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting?

5) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?

6) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece?

7) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece?

8) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a
cherry piece?

9) If you ate 4 lemon pieces, 2 cherry pieces and 4 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next?

10) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece?

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1. 15

grape lemon 2. lemon

cherry
lemon cherry 3. cherry
lemon cherry
cherry 4. cherry
cherry grape
cherry grape 5. 5 out of 15
grape
lemon grape 6. 4 out of 15

7. 6 out of 15
1) How many total pieces of candy are in the box?
8. cherry
2) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected?
9. cherry

3) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest 10. 11 out of 15
probability of selecting?

4) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting?

5) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?

6) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece?

7) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece?

8) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a
cherry piece?

9) If you ate 4 lemon pieces, 2 cherry pieces and 4 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next?

10) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece?

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1. 7 out of 13

cherry grape 2. grape

lemon 3. 6 out of 13
lemon
lemon lemon
grape 4.
lemon
cherry lemon 5. lemon
cherry
lemon grape grape 6. 3 out of 13

7. 4 out of 13
1) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece?
8. lemon
2) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting? 9. cherry

3) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece? 10. 13

4) If you ate 5 lemon pieces, 3 cherry pieces and 4 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next?

5) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a
cherry piece?

6) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece?

7) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?

8) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest
probability of selecting?

9) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected?

10) How many total pieces of candy are in the box?

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1. 7 out of 13

cherry grape 2. grape

lemon 3. 6 out of 13
lemon
lemon lemon
grape 4.
lemon
cherry lemon 5. lemon
cherry
lemon grape grape 6. 3 out of 13

7. 4 out of 13
1) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece?
8. lemon
2) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting? 9. cherry

3) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece? 10. 13

4) If you ate 5 lemon pieces, 3 cherry pieces and 4 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next?

5) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a
cherry piece?

6) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece?

7) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?

8) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest
probability of selecting?

9) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected?

10) How many total pieces of candy are in the box?

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1. cherry

lemon cherry 8 out of 12

2.

grape cherry
3. 3 out of 12
lemon
lemon grape
4. grape

lemon cherry 5. grape

grape
grape grape lemon
6.

7. cherry
1) If you ate 4 lemon pieces, 2 cherry pieces and 4 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next? 8. 4 out of 12
2) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece?
9. 5 out of 12

3) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece? 10. 12

4) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting?

5) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest
probability of selecting?

6) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a
cherry piece?

7) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected?

8) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece?

9) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?

10) How many total pieces of candy are in the box?

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1. cherry

lemon cherry 8 out of 12

2.

grape cherry
3. 3 out of 12
lemon
lemon grape
4. grape

lemon cherry 5. grape

grape
grape grape lemon
6.

7. cherry
1) If you ate 4 lemon pieces, 2 cherry pieces and 4 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next? 8. 4 out of 12
2) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece?
9. 5 out of 12

3) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece? 10. 12

4) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting?

5) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest
probability of selecting?

6) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a
cherry piece?

7) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected?

8) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece?

9) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?

10) How many total pieces of candy are in the box?

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1. 9 out of 13
cherry grape
lemon 2. 13
grape
3. grape
cherry grape
4. cherry
grape
lemon grape 5. lemon
grape
lemon cherry lemon 6. grape

7. 6 out of 13
1) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece?
8. 4 out of 13
2) How many total pieces of candy are in the box?
9. 3 out of 13

3) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest 10. lemon
probability of selecting?

4) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected?

5) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a
cherry piece?

6) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting?

7) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?

8) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece?

9) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece?

10) If you ate 2 lemon pieces, 2 cherry pieces and 4 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next?

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1. 9 out of 13
cherry grape
lemon 2. 13
grape
3. grape
cherry grape
4. cherry
grape
lemon grape 5. lemon
grape
lemon cherry lemon 6. grape

7. 6 out of 13
1) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece?
8. 4 out of 13
2) How many total pieces of candy are in the box?
9. 3 out of 13

3) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest 10. lemon
probability of selecting?

4) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected?

5) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a
cherry piece?

6) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting?

7) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?

8) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece?

9) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece?

10) If you ate 2 lemon pieces, 2 cherry pieces and 4 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next?

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1. cherry
n
lemo 2. 6 out of 13
lemon lemon cherry 3. 13
cherry grape
cherry 4. 4 out of 13
cherry
cherry
grape 5. cherry
cherry
lemon grape 6. grape

7. 3 out of 13
1) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest
probability of selecting? 8. cherry
2) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece?
9. cherry

3) How many total pieces of candy are in the box? 10. 9 out of 13

4) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece?

5) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a
cherry piece?

6) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected?

7) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?

8) If you ate 2 lemon pieces, 2 cherry pieces and 2 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next?

9) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting?

10) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece?

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1. cherry
n
lemo 2. 6 out of 13
lemon lemon cherry 3. 13
cherry grape
cherry 4. 4 out of 13
cherry
cherry
grape 5. cherry
cherry
lemon grape 6. grape

7. 3 out of 13
1) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest
probability of selecting? 8. cherry
2) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece?
9. cherry

3) How many total pieces of candy are in the box? 10. 9 out of 13

4) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece?

5) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a
cherry piece?

6) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected?

7) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?

8) If you ate 2 lemon pieces, 2 cherry pieces and 2 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next?

9) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting?

10) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece?

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1. grape
lemon grape lemon cherry 2. grape
grape cherr grape
y 3. 5 out of 14
grape
4. lemon
grape
lemon cherry
grape 5. 6 out of 14
cherry
cherry 6. 14

7. 3 out of 14
1) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting? 8. grape
2) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest
probability of selecting? 9. 11 out of 14

3) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece? 10. cherry

4) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected?

5) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?

6) How many total pieces of candy are in the box?

7) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece?

8) If you ate 2 lemon pieces, 5 cherry pieces and 4 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next?

9) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece?

10) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a
cherry piece?

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1. grape
lemon grape lemon cherry 2. grape
grape cherr grape
y 3. 5 out of 14
grape
4. lemon
grape
lemon cherry
grape 5. 6 out of 14
cherry
cherry 6. 14

7. 3 out of 14
1) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out
randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting? 8. grape
2) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest
probability of selecting? 9. 11 out of 14

3) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece? 10. cherry

4) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected?

5) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?

6) How many total pieces of candy are in the box?

7) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece?

8) If you ate 2 lemon pieces, 5 cherry pieces and 4 grape pieces, which flavor would you
have the highest probability of selecting next?

9) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece?

10) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a
cherry piece?

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