
Independent and dependent events
Authored by Patricia Ochoa
Mathematics
7th - 8th Grade
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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
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
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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