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If you picked a piece out randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting?\u003Cbr>9) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece?\u003Cbr>10) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-10 | 90 | 80 | 70 |  | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 2)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 2)[ 2](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 2)  \nDetermining Probability with Candy  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Use the candy box to solve each problem.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>|  |  |  | Answers 1.  6 out of 15  2.  grape  3.  lemon  4.  4 out of 15  5.  grape  6.  15  7.  cherry  8.  grape  9.  5 out of 15  10.  11 out of 15  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?\u003Cbr>2) If you ate 4 lemon pieces, 2 cherry pieces and 3 grape pieces, which flavor would you have the highest probability of selecting next?\u003Cbr>3) Which flavor has the lowest probability of being selected?\u003Cbr>4) What is the probability of selecting a lemon piece?\u003Cbr>5) If you picked 1 piece of candy out of the box which flavor would you have the highest probability of selecting?\u003Cbr>6) How many total pieces of candy are in the box?\u003Cbr>7) If you picked a piece at random would you be more likely to select, a lemon piece or a cherry piece?\u003Cbr>8) Your friend wants either a cherry piece or a grape piece. If you picked a piece out randomly, which one would you have the highest probability of selecting?\u003Cbr>9) What is the probability of selecting a cherry piece?\u003Cbr>10) What is the probability of selecting either a cherry piece OR a grape piece? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-10 | 90 | 80 | 70 |  | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 2)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 2)[ 2](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 2)  \n\n| Use the candy box to solve each problem.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>| 1.\u003Cbr>2.\u003Cbr>3.\u003Cbr>4.\u003Cbr>5.\u003Cbr>6.\u003Cbr>7. | Answers |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n| \u003Cbr>4 out of 15 grape 6 out of 15 15 lemon cherry grape |  |  |\n| 1) What is the probability of selecting a grape piece?\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>|  |  |\n| 2) If you ate 4 lemon pieces, 2 cherry pieces and 3 grape pieces, which flavor would you have the highest probability of selecting next? \u003Cbr>|  |  |\n\nName:  \nDetermining Probability with Candy  \nMath  \nModified  \n[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com)  \n2  \n1-7  86  71  57  43  29  14  0   \ncherry  \ncherry","cbCaigt0EzI3aUOA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigt0EzI3aUOA","pdf",59232,"English","# Determining Probability with Candy\n## Student Questions (1-10)\n## Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"How do you find the probability of selecting a grape piece?\",\"answer\":\"Count the number of grape pieces in the box and divide by the total number of candy pieces. 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