Describe likelihood
Use the words impossible, unlikely, equally likely, likely, and certain to describe the chance of an event. Unlimited questions, five difficulty levels, and a full worked solution every time — free.
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A bag has 1 blue, 5 yellow marbles. If you pull one marble out without looking, how likely are you to get a blue marble?
- equally likely
- certain
- likely
- unlikely
Answer: unlikely
See one solved, step by step
A bag has 12 green, 0 purple, 0 blue marbles. If you pull one marble out without looking, how likely are you to get a green marble?
- impossible
- equally likely
- likely
- certain
📘 Worked solution
1There are 12 marbles in total, and 12 of them are green.Count the marbles of interest out of the whole bag.
2Since all 12 marbles are green, it is certain.That count tells you how likely the event is.
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