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Independent and dependent events

Authored by Patricia Ochoa

Mathematics

7th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Independent and dependent events
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

CHECKERS In a game of checkers, there are 12 red game pieces and 12 black game pieces. Julio is setting up the board to begin playing. What is the probability that the first piece is red and the second piece is black?

1/12

6/23

1/144

1/72

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Inger keeps her white and black chess pieces in separate bags. For each color, there are 8 pawns, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights, 1 queen, and 1 king. Are the events of drawing a knight from the bag of white pieces and drawing a pawn from the bag of black pieces dependent or independent events? Find the probability of this compound event.

Independent; drawing a piece from one bag does not affect the pieces in the other bag; 1/16

Dependent, drawing a piece from a bag affects the pieces in the other bag; 1/16

Independent; drawing a piece from one bag does not affect the pieces in the other bag; 1/4

Dependent, drawing a piece from a bag affects the pieces in the other bag; 1/4

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Inger keeps her white and black chess pieces in separate bags. For each color, there are 8 pawns, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights, 1 queen, and 1 king. Are the events of drawing a bishop from the bag of white pieces and then drawing the queen from the same bag dependent or independent events? Find the probability of this compound event.

Independent; once a bishop is drawn, there are the same pieces in the bag from which to choose the second piece. 1/120

Dependent; once a bishop is drawn, there are fewer pieces in the bag from which to choose the second piece; 1/128

Independent; once a bishop is drawn, there are the same pieces in the bag from which to choose the second piece. 1/128

Dependent; once a bishop is drawn, there are fewer pieces in the bag from which to choose the second piece; 1/120

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Inger keeps her white and black chess pieces in separate bags. For each color, there are 8 pawns, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights, 1 queen, and 1 king. Find the probability of drawing a pawn, a knight, and another pawn from the bag of white pieces.

1/256

1/144

1/30

1/120

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Each spinner is spun. Find the probability of P(A and 2)

1/15

1/5

1/10

1/6

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Each spinner is spun. Find the probability of P(vowel and even)

1/15

1/5

1/10

1/6

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

CCSS.7.SP.C.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

There are 3 red, 1 blue, and 2 yellow marbles in a bag. Once a marble is selected, it is not replaced. Find P(red and then yellow)

1/5

1/10

1/15

1/20

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.6

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