Year 5 Numeracy: Probability_language

A spinner has 8 equal sections: 4 red, 3 blue, and 1 yellow. Which statement is true?

A box contains 20 tiles: 12 blue, 5 red, and 3 yellow. If one tile is picked at random, what is the probability of picking a blue tile? Write your answer as a simplified fraction.

A bag contains 3 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 3 green marbles. Ravi picks one marble without looking. Which word best describes the chance of picking a red marble?

A bag has red, blue and green marbles. There are 20 marbles altogether. The probability of picking a red marble is ²⁄₅ and the probability of picking a blue marble is ¹⁄₄. How many green marbles are in the bag?

A bag contains 20 marbles: 8 red, 7 blue, and 5 green. One marble is picked at random. What is the probability of picking a red or green marble?

A bag contains 5 strawberry, 4 lemon, and 4 cola lollies. If you pick one without looking, what is the probability of getting a strawberry lolly?

A bag contains 3 red marbles, 2 blue marbles, and 5 green marbles. One marble is picked without looking. What is the probability of picking a red marble?

A game uses a spinner with 12 equal sections: 4 red, 3 blue, 2 green, 2 yellow, 1 black. What is the probability of NOT spinning red? Express as a simplified fraction.