Independent & Dependent Events

There are 6 red marbles, 5 green marbles, and 4 yellow marbles in a bag. If Joe picks 2 marbles one after the other without replacement, then what is the probability that both are red in color?

• 2/5
• 1/21
• 4/25
• 1/7

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There are 2 violet balls and 4 pink balls in a bag. If two balls are drawn one after the other, then what is the probability of getting violet first and pink next, if the first ball drawn is replaced?

• 1/3
• 2/9
• 1/6
• 1/4

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There are 5 red roses, 3 yellow roses, and 8 white roses in a tray. If Stephanie picked 2 roses one after the other without replacing, then what is the probability of picking a white rose first and a red rose next?

• 1/6
• 5/6
• 1/3
• 2/3

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A basket contains 5 purple pencils and 9 brown pencils. If two pencils are picked at random one after the other without replacement, then what is the probability that both the pencils are purple?

• 9/182
• 5/182
• 2/91
• 10/91

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What is the probability of rolling an even number on the first roll of a number cube and rolling an odd number on the second roll?

• 1/4
• 1
• 1/8
• 1/2

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Two cards are drawn from a deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that the first card drawn is a king and the second card drawn is a heart, given that the first card is replaced?

• 2/52
• 1
• 13/52
• 1/52

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A box contains all the letters of the word U N D E R S T A N D. What is the probability of selecting an 'N' first and a 'D' next, if the first letter is replaced?

• 3/50
• 1/25
• 1/10
• 2/5

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In a standard deck of 52 cards, what is the probability of drawing one ace after another ace on two draws (no replacing)?

• 1/221
• 1/4
• 1/169
• 1/13

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There are 4 white marbles, 6 red marbles, and 2 blue marbles. Once a marble is selected, it is not replaced. Find the probability of selecting 2 blue marbles.

• 1/2
• 1/36
• 1/6
• 1/66

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Ten cards numbered 1-10 are placed in a hat. What is the probability of randomly drawing a card with an even number then a card with a number greater than or equal to five if the first card is replaced?

• 1/4
• 2/3
• 3/10
• 3/5

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