Compound Probability

A coin and a number cube with the numbers 1 through 6 are tossed. What is the probability of the coin showing tails and the number cube showing the number 3? 

• 1/12
• 1/4
• 1/8
• 1/2

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Two cards are drawn from a standard deck of cards and no cards are returned to the deck. Identify whether the events are independent or dependent. 

• Independent
• Dependent

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Two cards are chosen at random from a standard deck of 52 cards without replacement. What is the probability of choosing two kings? 

• 1/26 = 3.85%
• 1/69 = 1.45%
• 1/221 = 0.45%
• 4/663 = 0.60%

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What is the probability of spinning a 2 and then spinning a 5?

• 1/6

• 1/12

• 1/36

How do you find compound probability?

• Multiply your probabilities
• Add your probabilities
• Divide your probabilities
• Subtract your probabilities

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A number cube is rolled twice. What is the probability of getting a 6 on the first roll, then a number less than 5 on the second roll? 

• 2/3
• 5/36
• 1/9
• 1/36

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Sam is fishing in a new catch and release pond that was just stocked with 3 bluegill, 4 catfish, 7 bass, and 2 carp. He catches a fish, releases it, then catches another. What is the probability that he caught a bluegill, then a carp? 

• 1/40
• 1/8
• 3/124
• 5/16

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A fruit basket contains
9 apples, 3 bananas, 7 oranges, 5 pears, and 1 grapefruit. Kyle randomly chooses a fruit, does not replace it, then chooses another. What is the probably that he chose two pears? 

• 9/49
• 4/125
• 1/10
• 1/30

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Probability can be written as ...

• a fraction
• a decimal
• a percent
• all of the above

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1. A basket contains 12 black and 8 blue pens.  Each pen is the same size and shape.  Jonathan will randomly select 2 pens from the basket without replacement.  What is the probability Jonathan will select a blue pen and then a black pen?

• 16/51
• 6/25
• 1/10
• 24/95

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