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If she attempts 48 free throws, about how many should she make?\u003Cbr>2) A jar holds an equal number of jelly beans in 6 flavors. If 78 jelly beans are picked, about how many should be lemon?\u003Cbr>3) A spinner has 8 equal sections numbered 1 through 8. The spinner is spun 144 times. About how many times should it land on 7?\u003Cbr>4) A weather app says there is a 5 in 6 chance of sun each day. Over 66 days, about how many should be sunny?\u003Cbr>5) A spinner has 5 equal sections and 2 of them are purple. The spinner is spun 45 times. About how many times should it land on purple?\u003Cbr>6) A spinner has 8 equal sections and 3 of them are striped. The spinner is spun 80 times. About how many times should it land on a striped section?\u003Cbr>7) 70% of the light bulbs a factory tests pass inspection. If 40 bulbs are tested, about how many should pass?\u003Cbr>8) A fair coin is tossed 22 times with the results being either heads or tails. How many times should the result be tails?\u003Cbr>9) A fair six-sided number cube is rolled 78 times. About how many times should it land on 4?\u003Cbr>10) A weather forecaster predicts rain on 3 out of every 5 days. Over 20 days, about how many should have rain?\u003Cbr>11) 60% of the visitors to a museum stop at the dinosaur exhibit. If 65 people visit, about how many should stop at it?\u003Cbr>12) 1 out of every 10 cereal boxes contains a hidden toy. If a store stocks 70 boxes, about how many should contain a toy?\u003Cbr>13) A gumball machine holds an equal number of gumballs in 5 different colors. If\u003Cbr>35 gumballs are bought, about how many should be orange?\u003Cbr>14) At a movie theater, 1 out of every 3 visitors buys popcorn. If 120 people visit the theater, about how many should buy popcorn?\u003Cbr>15) At a school fair, 1 out of every 3 raffle tickets is a winner. If 45 tickets are sold, about how many should win? |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.  \u003Cbr>7.  \u003Cbr>8.  \u003Cbr>9.  \u003Cbr>10.  \u003Cbr>11.  \u003Cbr>12.  \u003Cbr>13.  \u003Cbr>14.  \u003Cbr>15.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Math\u003Cbr>[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com)\u003Cbr>7\u003Cbr>1-10\u003Cbr>11-15 | 93 | 87 | 80 |  | 73 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 33 |\n|  | 27 | 20 | 13 |  | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nPredicting Outcomes with Probability (Word)  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Use probability to predict each outcome.\u003Cbr>1) A basketball player makes 75% of her free throws. If she attempts 48 free throws, about how many should she make? |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  36  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | A jar holds an equal number of jelly beans in 6 flavors. If 78 jelly beans are picked, about how many should be lemon? |  |  |  | 2.  13  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | A spinner has 8 equal sections numbered 1 through 8. The spinner is spun 144 times. About how many times should it land on 7? |  |  |  | 3.  18  4. 55 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | A weather app says there is a 5 in 6 chance of sun each day. Over 66 days, about how many should be sunny? |  |  |  | 5.  18  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | A spinner has 5 equal sections and 2 of them are purple. The spinner is spun 45 times. About how many times should it land on purple? |  |  |  | 6.  30  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | A spinner has 8 equal sections and 3 of them are striped. The spinner is spun 80 times. About how many times should it land on a striped section? |  |  |  | 7.  28  8. 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | 70% of the light bulbs a factory tests pass inspection. If 40 bulbs are tested, about how many should pass? |  |  |  | 9.  13  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | A fair coin is tossed 22 times with the results being either heads or tails. 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