Compound Probability of Independent & Dependent Events

A bag contains 5 yellow, 4 green, and 2 blue marbles. One marble is drawn and immediately put back in the bag. Then a second marble is drawn. Identify whether the events are independent or dependent. 

• Independent
• Dependent

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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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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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You roll a six sided die. What is the probability of rolling an even number three times in a row? 

• 3/100
• 1/2
• 1/6
• 1/8

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In a box there are 3 red pens, 2 green pens, and 1 blue pen. What is the probability of picking a red pen, replacing it, and then picking a green pen?

• 1/2
• 4/11
• 1/6
• 2/3

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You flip a nickel three times.
Find the probability that all flips will land on tails.

• 1/2
• 1/4
• 1/6
• 1/8

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P(2 then 5) = 

• 1/6
• 1/12
• 1/36

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You flip a coin and roll a die. What is the probability, in a fraction, you flip a heads and roll a 3?

• 1/6
• Bad Potato
•  1/12
• 12/1

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2 green, 3 blue, and 4 red marbles are in a bag. If you select a marble without looking, and do not replace it, what is the probability of selecting a blue followed by a green?

• 1/12

• 1/16

• 2/9

• 4/9

Determine whether the event is independent or dependent. You toss a coin and roll a number cube

• Independent

• Dependent

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