Probability Powerplay
Level 6, 2026-09-05
We asked a group of boys how many Popsicles they eat in a month. Here are the results:
boys

546
0123
Popsicles

What fraction of the boys eat exactly 1 Popsicles in a month?
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A group of dogs were timed running 100m. Here are the results:
dogs

Time134
144
155
165
17

What fraction of the dogs run 100m in exactly 15s?
[2]
A group of dogs did a math test and here are their scores out of 5:
dogs

36634
012345
Score

What fraction of the dogs score more than 5?
[2]
A bag has 5 red balls, 9 green balls and 3 blue balls. You take out 1 ball.
What is the probability of NOT getting a green ball?
[1]
There are 90 balls in a bag. This is is the probability distribution of their color:


0.20.8
purpleredblue
Color

If you choose a random ball from the bag, what is the probability of it being purple or red?
[1]
A group of people were timed running 100m. Here are the results:
people

3315
1314151617
Time

What is the probability of the people to run 100m in more than 13s?
[2]
A group of boys did a math test and here are their scores out of 5:
boys

Score06
11
24
32
42
56

What is the probability of the boys to score more than 1?
[2]
You shoot an arrow at a target. You will either score 20 (30% chance), 40 (20% chance), or 60. What average score do you expect to get if you do this many times?
[1]
There are 18 balls in a bag. This is is the probability distribution of their color:


0.50.5
greenpink
Color

How many pink balls were in the bag?
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You flip a coin and roll a 6 sided die.
What is the probability of getting a 2 or a 1 and a tail?
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You flip a coin and roll a 6 sided die.
What is the probability of getting a number less than 3 and a tail?
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A group of girls did a math test and here are their scores out of 5:
Scoregirls
03
14
20
32
40
52

What fraction of the girls score exactly 5?
[2]
There are 90 balls in a bag. This is is the probability distribution of their color:


0.70.20.1
orangeyellowblue
Color

If you choose a random ball from the bag, what is the probability of it being yellow or orange?
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A bag has 8 red balls, 8 blue balls and 10 yellow balls. You take out a blue ball, then a blue ball, then another ball.
What is the probability of getting red for the last ball?
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