Describe likelihood and predict outcomes
Use likelihood language to describe the chance of an event, and predict whether a data measure would be similar or different across two populations. Unlimited questions, five difficulty levels, and a full worked solution every time — free.
Try one
A bag has 6 blue, 6 orange, 0 red marbles. If you pull one marble out without looking, how likely are you to get a blue marble?
- equally likely
- certain
- impossible
- likely
Answer: equally likely
See one solved, step by step
A bag has 5 red, 0 orange, 0 blue, 1 yellow marbles. If you pull one marble out without looking, how likely are you to get a red marble?
- certain
- impossible
- likely
- equally likely
📘 Worked solution
1There are 6 marbles in total, and 5 of them are red.Count the marbles of interest out of the whole bag.
25 out of 6 marbles are red -- more than half -- so it is likely.That count tells you how likely the event is.
Ready to master it?
Jump into unlimited practice — your Winny Score tracks you to 100. And if it won't click, a real tutor will make it click: first lesson free.
Start practicing