Free Year 5 probability worksheets
6 free printable Year 5 probability worksheets for Australian classrooms, chance, likelihood and simple probability. Every answer key is computed in code from the exact questions on the page, so the answers are never wrong. Pick a set below to print or save as a PDF, or make your own. There is no login, and Pro unlocks the printable answer key and removes the watermark.
What the Australian Curriculum asks for in Year 5 probability
The Version 9.0 Mathematics content descriptions mapped to this topic, in plain English. Open one for the full breakdown, a teaching guide and every matching worksheet.
- AC9M5P01 · Equally likely outcomesList the outcomes of chance experiments with equally likely outcomes and compare them with experiments whose outcomes are not equally likely.
- AC9M5P02 · Repeat chance experimentsRun repeated chance experiments with and without equally likely outcomes, record the results and use frequencies to compare and estimate likelihoods.
Content descriptions are paraphrased in our own words from the Australian Curriculum Version 9.0, © ACARA, licensed CC BY 4.0.
What is probability?
Probability describes how likely an event is, from impossible to certain, and can be written as a fraction of the possible outcomes.
How to teach it
Order events from impossible to certain in everyday language, then quantify simple chances as fractions of the equally-likely outcomes.
In an Australian classroom
Chance language in the Australian curriculum is deliberately precise: certain, likely, unlikely and impossible come before fractions and percentages do.
Worked example
Common mistake
Assuming a rare-but-possible event is impossible, and thinking past results change the next independent outcome.
What's inside
- A bag has 7 cards. 3 are blue. What is the probability of picking a blue one? Write it as a fraction.
- A bag has 5 cards. 1 is blue. What is the probability of picking a blue one? Write it as a fraction.
- A bag has 7 counters. 6 are yellow. What is the probability of picking a yellow one? Write it as a fraction.
- A bag has 11 counters. 4 are purple. What is the probability of picking a purple one? Write it as a fraction.
- A bag has 12 cards. 9 are red. What is the probability of picking a red one? Write it as a fraction.
- A bag has 8 counters. 5 are blue. What is the probability of picking a blue one? Write it as a fraction.
Sample questions. Each printable set below has fresh numbers; its printable answer key is available with Pro.
Year 5 probability worksheet sets
All probability worksheets →Sets A-F are the same worksheet with different questions - print any (or all) for fresh practice.
Frequently asked questions
Are these Year 5 probability worksheets free?
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Do the worksheets have answer keys?
Yes, free, on every sheet. The answers are computed in code from the exact questions on the page, and the key prints on a page of its own so the student sheet stays clean.
Which Australian Curriculum codes does this cover?
These probability worksheets sit alongside the Version 9.0 Mathematics content descriptions AC9M5P01 and AC9M5P02 for Year 5. Each code links to a page with a plain-English summary you can paste into a planning document.
How was the Year 5 level chosen?
The worksheets use Australian year-level naming and Australian English spelling, matched to an age-equivalent level in the library. There are 6 printable sets on this page, with dollars and cents for money and metric units for measurement.
How do I print or download them?
Open any set, then use your browser's print option to print it or to save it as a PDF. The pages are laid out to print cleanly on standard letter or A4 paper.