How to find the probability of an outcome

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SSAT Elementary Level Quantitative (Math) › How to find the probability of an outcome

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Malcolm is on vacation with his family. He packed five shirts and five pairs of shorts. There are three white shirts, one black shirt, and one blue shirt. There are two blue pairs of shorts, one yellow pair of shorts, one black pair of shorts, and one red pair of shorts. If Malcolm reached into his suitcase and pulled out an article of clothing, what is the probability that it is either blue or black?

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Find the probability of drawing a 3 from a deck of cards.

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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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Ethan has a bag with 20 of his favorite marbles. He has 5 blue marbles, 7 red marbles, 2 white ones, 4 black ones, and 2 multi-colored marbles. What is the probability that he randomly picks a red marble out of the bag?

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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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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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Ten cards each have a number printed on them. Five have a 1 printed on them, three have a 2, and two have a 3. The cards are shuffled and a card is dealt. What is the probability that the card will not be a 3?

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A magician holds in his bag 3 green balls, 4 red balls and 7 blue balls. What is the probability of drawing a red ball from the bag?

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Mikey has a box filled with cookies. He has 6 chocolate chip cookies, 4 sugar cookies, and 2 oatmeal raisin cookies. What is the chance that Mikey picks a sugar cookie out of the box?

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Express the probability as a fraction.

Nija has 7 marbles. There are 2 red, 3 blue, and 2 yellow. What is the probablilty that Nija will choose a red marble?

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