General Information
Related Benchmarks:
MA.7.P.7.1
Reporting Category: Probability
Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:
Mrs. Davis is teaching her class about probability. She prepared the set of golf balls listed below.
- 6 red golf balls, each labeled with a different number from 1 to 6
- 7 green golf balls, each labeled with a different number from 1 to 7
- 8 blue golf balls, each labeled with a different number from 1 to 8
- 9 yellow golf balls, each labeled with a different number from 1 to 9
Mrs. Davis put all the golf balls into a sack and mixed them up. Nancy will be the first student to select a golf ball from the sack without looking. Which of the following outcomes is most likely to occur?
Answer Options:
A. Nancy will select a yellow golf ball.
B. Nancy will select a golf ball that is not blue.
C. Nancy will select a golf ball with the number 6 on it.
D. Nancy will select a golf ball with a number on it that is not 1.
B. Nancy will select a golf ball that is not blue.
C. Nancy will select a golf ball with the number 6 on it.
D. Nancy will select a golf ball with a number on it that is not 1.
Answer Key:
D
Item Context:
Mathematics