Probability

Clare picks a marble at random, puts it back, and then picks another marble at random.

• Dependent
• Independent

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

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

• Independent
• Dependent

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

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.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

CCSS.7.SP.C.8

Find the probability of flipping a heads on a coin, and then getting the color yellow on a spinner with 6 colors including one yellow.

• 1/12

• 2/9

• 3/7

• 7/19

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.8

Ricardo has the spinner pictured here and a bag of marbles filled with 2 red marbles, 3 green marbles, and 3 blue marbles. What is the probability that Ricardo spins red on the spinner and picks a red marble out of the bag?

• 1 ⁄ 16
• 1 ⁄ 2
• 1 ⁄ 4
• 1 ⁄ 8

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.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.8

Is the event INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?
You have a jar with 24 pieces of chocolate candy and 14 pieces of orange candy.  We take one piece of candy at random from the jar, put it back, and then take a second piece of candy at random from the jar.

• Independent
• Dependent

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

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.7.SP.C.8

Jorge flips a coin and rolls a number cube that has the numbers 1 through 6. What is the probability that Jorge will flip a heads on the coin and an odd number on the number cube?

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 1/6

• 1/12

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

CCSS.7.SP.C.8

A bag has 2 yellow marbles and 8 brown marbles. Nancy takes out two marbles without replacing the marbles. What is the probability that they will both be yellow?

• 2/19

• 1/10

• 1/25

• 1/45

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9