How to find the probability of an outcome

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ISEE Lower Level Quantitative Reasoning › How to find the probability of an outcome

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Joey has 10 shirts on his bed. 4 shirts are blue, 3 shirts are purple, 2 shirts are green, and 1 shirt is white. What is the chance that Joey randomly picks a purple shirt from the shirts on his bed?

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A jar contains candy bars, lollipops, and other types of sweets. What is the probability of drawing a lollipop at random from the jar?

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Harvey has a bouquet of 12 flowers: 5 are lilacs, 3 are roses, 2 are orchids, and 2 are dandelions. What is the chance that Harvey randomly selects a rose from the bouquet?

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Caroline has 3 books, 2 pencils, 1 candy, and 4 binders in her backpack. If she randomly chooses an item from her backpack, what is the probability of her randomly picking out a pencil?

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Selena has a standard deck of cards. What is the chance that she randomly selects a red card from the deck?

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There are 2 blue blocks, 3 red blocks, and some yellow blocks on the ground. If the probability of picking a red block is , how many yellow blocks are there?

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A store has a bin of books on sale. In the bin, there are novels, comic books, reference books, and picture books. What is the probability that someone will choose a novel from the bin?

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A bag contains differently colored balls. In it are pink balls, red balls, and green balls. What is the probability of choosing a red ball at random?

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Ebony has a drawer of socks with five different colors: green, purple, black, white, and yellow. The probability of her choosing a white sock is 3 out of 7. Which combination of socks is possible?

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There are marbles in a bag: are blue, are white, are yellow, and are green. What is the probability of choosing blue or green at random?

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