Addition Rule of Probability - Independent Practice: Worksheet

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Addition Rule of Probability Independent Practice

Worksheet
Complete all the problems.
1. In a group of 92 students 40 have brown eyes and 35 have hazel
eyes. Find the probability that a student picked from this group at
random either has hazel or brown eyes?
2. John is playing cards. What is the probability of pulling an ace or

queen from the deck?
3. In a group of 62 students; 27 are normal, 13 are abnormal, and

32 are normal abnormal. Find the probability that a student
picked from this group at random is either a normal or abnormal?
4. George is playing cards. What is the probability of pulling an ace

or jack from the deck?
5. In a group of 100 people; 19 were drinking punch and 23 were

eating fish. Find the probability that a person picked from the
group at random is either drinking punch or eating fish?
Multiplication Rule of Probability Independent Practice

Worksheet
Complete all the problems.
1. Holly is going to draw two cards from a standard deck. What is
the probability that the first card is a king and the second card is
an ace?
2. Thomas has a box with 4 black color bottles and 8 gray color
bottles. Two bottles are drawn without replacement from the box.
What is the probability that both of the bottles are gray?
3. A jar contains colored stones that are 4 pink stones, 9 orange

stones, and 5 green stones. Ryan picks one stone, records its
color and puts it back in the jar. Then he draws another stone.
What is the probability of taking out an orange stone following by
the green stone?
4. Henry has 3 black shirts and 7 blue shirts in his wardrobe. Two
shirts are drawn without replacement from the wardrobe. What is
the probability that both of the shirts are black?
5. Andrew has a box that contains 4 pink blocks, 5 yellow blocks

and 6 green blocks. He picks one block, records its color and puts
it back in the box. He then draws another block. What is the
probability of taking out a yellow block followed by the pink
block?
Multiplication Rule of Probability vs. Addition Rule of Probability

State which Rule of Probability you are using and solve the following
problems.
1. A bag contains 19 Chocolates; 5 are milk chocolate, 7 are Kit
Kats, and 7 are Bourville chocolate. If a chocolate is selected at
random, what is the probability that the chocolate chosen is
either milk chocolate or a Kit Kat?
2. In a group of 100 people; 25 are regular apple eaters and 35 did

not like apples. Find the probability that a person picked from this
group at random is either a regular apple eater or did not like
apples?
3. Ann has 2 purple lipsticks, 3 red lipsticks and 3 pink lipsticks in

her kit. She picks on lipstick, records the color, puts it back in the
kit and draws another lipstick. What is the probability of taking
out a purple lipstick followed by the red lipstick?
4. In a group of 100 people; 25 are playing cricket and 23 are

playing football. Find the probability that a student picked from
this group at random is either playing cricket or football?
5. Jordan has 9 blue balls, 6 red balls, and 5 brown balls in a box.
Two balls are drawn without replacement from the box. What is
the probability that both of the balls are brown?
6. Bella has 7 green beats, 10 yellow beats and 3 white beats in a
pouch. Two beats are drawn without replacement from the
pouch. What is the probability that both of the beats are yellow?
7. Finn has 4 pairs of black shoes and 4 pairs of brown shoes on his
show rack. He picks on pair of shoes, records its color, and puts it
back on the rack. He then draws another shoe. What is the
probability of taking out a black shoe followed by the brown
shoe?
8. In a group of 72 girls; 18 are married and 41 are not married.

Find the probability that a girl picked from this group at random
is either married or not married?
9. In a group of 45 boys; 17 own a laptop, 19 own desktop

computers, and 7 own both. Find the probability that a boy
picked from the group at random owns either a laptop or a
desktop computer?
10.
Caleb has 7 black caps, 4 yellow caps, and
9 blue caps in his wardrobe. Two caps are drawn without
replacement from the wardrobe. What is the probability that both
of the caps are blue?

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Name:________________________________________________________

Addition Rule of Probability Independent Practice

2. John is playing cards. What is the probability of pulling an ace or

3. In a group of 62 students; 27 are normal, 13 are abnormal, and

4. George is playing cards. What is the probability of pulling an ace

5. In a group of 100 people; 19 were drinking punch and 23 were

Multiplication Rule of Probability Independent Practice

3. A jar contains colored stones that are 4 pink stones, 9 orange

5. Andrew has a box that contains 4 pink blocks, 5 yellow blocks

Multiplication Rule of Probability vs. Addition Rule of Probability

2. In a group of 100 people; 25 are regular apple eaters and 35 did

3. Ann has 2 purple lipsticks, 3 red lipsticks and 3 pink lipsticks in

4. In a group of 100 people; 25 are playing cricket and 23 are

8. In a group of 72 girls; 18 are married and 41 are not married.

9. In a group of 45 boys; 17 own a laptop, 19 own desktop

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