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PB1

1. The chance that it will snow on Mount Kosciuszko during a cold day in winter is:
    
   • Impossible
   • Unlikely
   • Almost certain
   answer
   
    
2. If I toss a coin and spin a spinner which has red, green and blue sections, the total possible outcomes are:
    
   • 8 possibilities
      
     
      
   • 6 possibilities
      
     
      
   • 5 possibilities
      
     
      
   answer
   
    
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
   answer
   
    
4. How many ways can Fatim, Luke and Sabah line up in a row?
    
   • 6
   • 3
   • 12
   answer
   
    
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
   answer
   
    

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Answers

1. Almost certain
    
2. 6 possibilities
    
   
    
3. Rolling a die.
    
4. 6
    
5. 8x7x6