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Probability Word Problems

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In this probability of word problems worksheet, 8th graders solve 10 different word problems that determine probability. First, they determine the probability that the value of rolling a die will be a multiple of 2. Then, students determine the theoretical probability that they will select a letter from a bag containing the letters in the name parallelogram.

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multiples, parallelograms, polygons, quadrilaterals, probability, random numbers

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event, multiple, parallelogram, probability, random, tails, theoretical, Word Problem, math
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