Grade 6 probability: simple and compound events, counting, permutations — 11 worksheets

In the pack

• Simple events: probability of one event, simple and opposite events, make predictions.
• Several events: mutually exclusive and overlapping events.
• Compound events: counting principle, number of outcomes, number of sums.
• Dependent and independent events: identify them, find their probability.
• Factorials and permutations.
• Answer key: every worksheet corrected.

Learning goals (Common Core 7.SP.C (early) · KS3 Probability)

• Express a probability as a fraction, a decimal or a percent.
• Use a probability to make a prediction.
• Count the outcomes of a compound event.
• Tell dependent from independent events.

In class or at home: coins, dice and spinners turn each worksheet into an experiment.