Independent/Dependent Events

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.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

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

• 1/15
• 2/15
• 3/31
• 1/5

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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(purple then black)

• 1/18
• 2/5
• 3/7
• 4/9

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

CCSS.7.SP.C.8

Pablo chooses a colored marble from a mixed bag and writes down the color. Pablo leaves it out and then draws another.

• Independent
• Dependent

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

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(2 whites)

• 2/15
• 3/17
• 4/19
• 5/19

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.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

CCSS.7.SP.C.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. Find P(Both times the coin is a nickel)

• 6/13

• 2/7

• 5/16

• 36/169

A box contains all the letters of the word U N D E R S T A N D. What is the probability of selecting an 'N' first and a 'D' next, if the first letter is replaced?

• 3/50
• 1/25
• 1/10
• 2/5

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

CCSS.7.SP.C.8

Des buys a pack of Starbursts that has 3 orange, 6 pink, 1 yellow, and 5 red Starbursts.  She puts the candy in the bowl.  If she reaches in and grabs two Starbursts without putting one back, what is the probability that she will pick a pink and then a yellow?

• 1/35
• 7/210
• 6/225
• 2/75

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

CCSS.7.SP.C.8

• A
• B
• C
• D

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.8