10.5 Independent and Dependent Probability

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What is independent probability?

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Independent probability refers to the likelihood of an event occurring that is not affected by the outcome of a previous event.

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What is dependent probability?

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Dependent probability refers to the likelihood of an event occurring that is affected by the outcome of a previous event.

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

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Dependent probability.

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

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Independent probability.

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What is the probability of drawing a dime from a pocket containing 3 pennies, 2 nickels, 1 quarter, and 4 dimes, and then drawing a penny after replacing the dime?

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Independent probability.

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What is the probability of drawing two yellow marbles from a bag of 2 yellow and 8 brown marbles without replacement?

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1/45.

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What is the probability of drawing a 2 and then a 3 from a standard deck of 52 cards without replacement?

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4/663.

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What is the probability of drawing two tiles of the same type from a collection without replacement?

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1/105.

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What is the probability of tossing a coin four times and getting tails each time?

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1/16.

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How do you calculate the probability of two independent events occurring?

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Multiply the probabilities of each event.