Probability of Dependent and Independent Events

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What is the definition of independent events in probability?

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Independent events are events where the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of another event.

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What is the definition of dependent events in probability?

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Dependent events are events where the outcome of one event affects the outcome of another event.

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If you draw a card from a deck and do not replace it, what type of event is this?

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Dependent event.

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If you draw a card from a deck and replace it before drawing again, what type of event is this?

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Independent event.

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What is the probability of drawing a Queen from a deck of cards?

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1/52.

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What is the probability of drawing a 2 after drawing a Queen without replacement?

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1/51.

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What is the probability of drawing two brown M&M's with replacement?

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The events are independent.

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What is the probability of rolling a 1 or 2 on a die and flipping tails on a quarter?

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1/6.

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What is the probability of drawing a white cube, not replacing it, and then drawing a dotted cube from a bag?

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Dependent event.

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If you spin a spinner twice, what is the probability of landing on green both times if the spinner has 6 equal sections?

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1/36.