Page 14 - Numeracy

Calculate the following probabilities:- Getting a head when flipping a coin. Answer ____________ Getting a 1 or a 4 when rolling an ordinary die. Answer ____________ Being born on a Sunday? Answer ____________ © SSER Ltd.

Use the words in part (c) to describe these probabilities. Getting an even number when rolling a die? Answer ____________ Finding a person 3 metres tall? Answer ____________ Wednesday follows Tuesday? Answer ____________ Snow falls in winter in the U.K.? Answer ____________ Snow falls in August in the U.K.? Answer ____________

NUMERACY PROFILE ASSESSMENT

(c) (d) (e) These words describe different probabilities. Enter the correct letter in each box on the probability scale. 1 1 2

(A) evens (B) certain (C) impossible (D) likely (E) unlikely 0 10 of 10

Pink paint is made by mixing red and white in the ratio of 1:3 is needed to mix with 2 litres of red paint? needed to mix with 9 litres of white paint? David has 4 litres of red paint and 14 litres of white paint. How much pink paint can he make?

(b) How much white paint Answer ___________ How much red paint is Answer ___________ Answer ___________

Work out the value of each small division in these scales: 0 Each small division = ____ 0 Each small division = ____ 0 Each small division = ____ by the arrows: 0 0 0 20 10 Reading 0 100 200 Reading

(a) 10 100 1 Label the values shown 10 100 0 10 20 Reading 0 100 200 Reading

TARGET 18. OTHER TOPICS PART B