Probability with Spinners, Coins and Dice

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Activity Sheet 4-1

Probability with Spinners, Coins and Dice

Directions: Work alone. Each student must submit this sheet with all measurements properly labeled. Your task is to find different probabilities using spinners, coins and dice.

1.  Spin the 4 color spinner one time.

2.  What is the probability of spinning a Blue color? ______

3.  What is the probability of spinning the Blue color 3 times in a row? ______

4.  What is the probability of spinning a NOT Blue color? ______

5.  Spin the 4 color spinner 3 times. What colors did you spin? ______; ______; ______

6. If you spun the spinner 24 times, How many Red color spaces should you get?______

7. Flip a fair coin one time.

8. What is the probability of a heads? ______

9. What is the probability of flipping a head 4 times in a row? ______

10. Flip the coin 4 times Record your results in the table below:

Flip 1 Flip 2 Flip 3 Flip 4.

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11. If you were to flip 4 heads in a row, what would be the probability of the 5th flip landing on heads?_____

12. Spin the 4 color spinner then flip the fair coin. What is the probability of spinning a Red & tails?______

13. What is the probability of spinning a Red or Green & heads?______

14. If you spun the spinner and flipped the coin 40 times, How many Reds_____ & Tails should you get?___

15. Spin the spinner then flip the coin & Record your results in the table below. Repeat a total of 40 times.

Spinner Color Coin results Number of Occurrences

16. Did your experimental probability agree with your theoretical probability? Yes/No Why?

17. Roll a fair 6 sided die once.

18. What is the probability of rolling a 4? ______

19. What is the probability of rolling a 1 or 6? ______

20. What is the probability of rolling an odd number? ______

21.Roll a fair 6 sided die twice.

22. What is the probability of rolling a 6 on both rolls? ______

23. Roll a fair 6 side die once and spin the 4 color spinner once.

24. What is the probability of rolling a 1 and spinning a Green color? ______

25. What is the probability of rolling a 3 OR spinning a Blue color? ______

Does this seem reasonable?

26. Roll a fair 6 side die, spin the 4 color spinner and flip a fair coin.

27. What is the probability of rolling a 6, spinning a yellow color and flipping a heads? ______

28. What is the probability of rolling a 6 or spinning a yellow color or flipping a heads? ______

Does this seem reasonable?

29. What is the probability of rolling an odd number or spinning a NOT Red color or flipping a heads?

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Does this seem reasonable?

30. Go back and re-answer Question 25, 28 and 29.

31. What is the probability of Rolling a fair 6 sided dice 12 times and NEVER rolling a 3? ______

32. What is the probability of spinning a 4 color spinner 12 times and NEVER spinning a Red? ______

33. What is the probability of flipping a fair coin and flip a head 6 times in a row? ______

34. What is the probability of flipping a fair coin 6 times in a row and NEVER flip a heads? ______