Year 7 Numeracy: Probability

12 practice questions on probability for Year 7 students, aligned to the Australian Curriculum V9 NAPLAN assessment framework.

Sample Year 7 Numeracy — Probability Questions

Question 1Mediumprobability

A bag contains 4 red, 6 blue and 5 green marbles. One marble is picked at random. What is the probability it is red or green?

Question 2Mediumprobability

A fair six-sided die is rolled 120 times. The number 3 appeared 28 times. How many more times than expected did the number 3 appear?

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Question 3Mediumprobability

A bag contains 4 red, 6 blue and 5 green marbles. One marble is picked at random. What is the probability it is red or green?

Question 4Mediumprobability

A jar contains 15 counters: 8 red, 4 blue and 3 yellow. One counter is chosen without looking. Which of these statements is correct?

Question 5Mediumprobability

A class of 30 students voted for their favourite sport: 12 chose soccer, 9 chose basketball and 9 chose swimming. One student is chosen at random. What is the probability they chose basketball or swimming?

Question 6Mediumprobability

A fair six-sided die is rolled 120 times. The number 3 appeared 28 times. How many more times than expected did the number 3 appear?

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Question 7Easyprobability

Students in a class were asked to name their favourite outdoor activity. The results are shown in the table. | Activity | Number of students | |---------------|--------------------| | Swimming | 11 | | Cycling | 8 | | Bushwalking | 5 | | Skateboarding | 6 | What is the probability that a randomly selected student's favourite activity is cycling? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Question 8Easyprobability

A bag contains 12 red marbles, 8 blue marbles, 5 green marbles and 15 yellow marbles. One marble is picked at random. What is the probability of picking a blue marble?

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