Probability: Independent and Dependent Events

What is the probability of rolling a dice and landing on a 4, and then rolling the dice again and landing on any even number?

• 1 ⁄ 6
• 1 ⁄ 8
• 1 ⁄ 2
• 1 ⁄ 12

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

Is the event INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?
Amy plays card games.  She picks a card at random.  Then without putting the first card back, he picks a second card at random.

• Independent
• Dependent

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.5

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

Is the event INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?
The spinner is spun twice.  What is the probability that it lands on red first and then blue?

• Independent
• Dependent

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

A jar contains 4 white chips, 5 purple chips, and 1 black chip. Chips are selected randomly one at a time, and are not replaced. P(purple then black)

• 1/18
• 2/5
• 3/7
• 4/9

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.6

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

There are six nickels and seven dimes in your pocket. You randomly pick a coin out of your pocket and then return it to your pocket. Then you randomly pick another coin. Both times the coin is a nickel.

• 6/13
• 2/7
• 5/16
• 3/19

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

Bag A contains 9 red marbles and 3 green marbles. Bag B contains 9 black marbles and 6 orange marbles. Find the probability of selecting one green marble from bag A and one black marble from bag B.

• 3/20
• 1/4
• 3/31
• 2/27

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

There are 15 boys in a class with 14 girls. Find the probability of selecting a girl then a boy

• 15/58
• 18/33
• 2/29
• 1/29

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

A box contains 5 purple marbles, 3 green marbles and 2 orange marbles. Draws are made without replacement.P(both marbles are purple)

• 2/9
• 1/3
• 1/2
• 1/4

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

A jar contains 4 white chips, 5 purple chips, and 1 black chip. Chips are selected randomly one at a time, and are not replaced.
P(white, then purple, then black)

• 1/36
• 2/39
• 5/41
• 6/43

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9