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Related Benchmark: 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.
Answer Key:
D
Item Context:
Mathematics