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1. The chance that it will snow on Mount Kosciuszko during a cold day in winter is:
Impossible.
 Unlikely.
 Almost certain.

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2. If I toss a coin and spin a spinner which has red, green and blue sections, the total possible outcomes are:

8 possibilities

8 possibilities

 


 6 possibilities

6 possibilities

 


 5 possibilities

5 possibilities

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3. Which of these events has outcomes that are equally likely?
Rolling two dice and adding together.
 Choosing a coloured jellybean from a new packet.
 Rolling a die

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4. How many ways can Fatim, Luke and Sabah line up in a row?
6
 3
 12

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5. If there were 8 horses in a race, the number of ways the first, second and third place can be filled is worked out as:
3x2x1
 8x7x6
 8+8+8

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