Grade 6 · Math · Unit 10 of 14
Probability
Percents, decimals and two events
What your child practises
Writing probability as a fraction, decimal and percent, and finding the probability of two independent events by multiplying.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: D2.1, D2.2 · probability as fractions, decimals and percents, and two independent events
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
A fair coin is tossed and a fair die is rolled. What is the probability of tails and a 6?
- 1/6
- 1/12
- 2/3
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1/12
Hint: For two independent events, multiply the two probabilities.
Question 2
The spinner has equal sections. What is the probability of landing on red, as a percent?
answer box%
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60 %
Hint: Write 3/5 as a fraction out of 100.
Question 3
The chance of rain on any day is 30%. About how many rainy days would you expect in 200 days?
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60
Hint: Find 30% of 200.
Question 4
An event has a probability of 5%. Where is it on the probability line?
- close to 0 (unlikely)
- close to 1 (very likely)
- exactly in the middle
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close to 0 (unlikely)
Hint: 0 means impossible, 1 means certain, and 1/2 is halfway.
Question 5
The spinner has equal sections. What is the probability of landing on red, as a decimal?
- 0.5
- 0.2
- 0.6
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0.5
Hint: Divide the red sections by all the sections.
Question 6
The spinner has equal sections. What is the probability of landing on red, as a percent?
answer box%
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50 %
Hint: Write 5/10 as a fraction out of 100.