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Which point shows the probability of choosing a black cube?\u003Cbr>impossible equally likely certain\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>0 ~~ ~~12~~ ~~ 1\u003Cbr>A B C D E |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) A bag contains 1 purple tile and 5 green tiles. One tile is chosen without looking. Which point shows the probability of choosing a purple tile?\u003Cbr>impossible equally likely certain |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 0\u003Cbr>A | B | 12\u003Cbr>C | D | 1\u003Cbr>E |  |\n| 6) A box contains 7 yellow cubes and 1 green cube. One cube is chosen without looking. Which point shows the probability of choosing a yellow cube?\u003Cbr>impossible equally likely certain\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>0 ~~ ~~12~~ ~~ 1\u003Cbr>A B C D E |  |  |  |  |  |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 7 1-6)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 7 1-6)[ 7](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 7 1-6)[ 1-6](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 7 1-6) 83 67 50 33 17 0  \n\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n\nShowing Probability on a Continuum  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Write the letter of the point that shows the probability.\u003Cbr>1) A bag contains 4 blue tiles and 4 gray tiles. One tile is chosen without looking. Which point shows the probability of choosing a blue tile?\u003Cbr>impossible equally likely certain\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>0 ~~ ~~12~~ ~~ 1\u003Cbr>A B C D E |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  | 1.  A \u003Cbr>2.  E \u003Cbr>3.  D  |  |\n| 2) A jar contains 4 gray marbles. One marble is chosen without looking. Which point shows the probability of choosing a gray marble?\u003Cbr>impossible equally likely certain |  |  |  |  | 4.\u003Cbr>5.\u003Cbr>6. | C |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  | B |\n| 0\u003Cbr>A | B | 12\u003Cbr>C | D | 1\u003Cbr>E |  | D |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) A bag contains 6 red beads, 2 pink beads and 2 yellow beads. One bead is chosen without looking. Which point shows the probability of choosing a red bead?\u003Cbr>impossible equally likely certain\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>0 ~~ ~~12~~ ~~ 1\u003Cbr>A B C D E |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) A box contains 3 black cubes, 6 white cubes and 1 red cube. One cube is chosen without looking. Which point shows the probability of choosing a black cube?\u003Cbr>impossible equally likely certain\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>0 ~~ ~~12~~ ~~ 1\u003Cbr>A B C D E |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) A bag contains 1 purple tile and 5 green tiles. One tile is chosen without looking. Which point shows the probability of choosing a purple tile?\u003Cbr>impossible equally likely certain |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 0\u003Cbr>A | B | 12\u003Cbr>C | D | 1\u003Cbr>E |  |  |\n| 6) A box contains 7 yellow cubes and 1 green cube. One cube is chosen without looking. 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