Determine Outcomes of Compound Events

(a)   : events influence the probability of other events – or their probability of occurring is affected by other events.

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(a)   : events do not affect one another and do not increase or decrease the probability of another event happening

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Compound events are classified in:

• dependent and independent events

• outcomes and dependent events

• independent and outcomes events

• tree diagram and outcomes

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If you park your vehicle illegally, you’re more likely to get a parking ticket.

This is an example of:

• independent event

• dependent event

• probability

• likelihood

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Taking an Uber ride and getting a free meal at your favorite restaurant

This is an example of:

• depent event

• outcomes

• indepent event

• likelihood

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These are independent events:

• Finding a dollar on the street and buying a lottery ticket.

• You must buy a lottery ticket to have a chance at winning; your odds of winning are increased if you buy more than one ticket.

• Getting into a traffic accident is dependent upon driving or riding in a vehicle.

• Growing the perfect tomato and owning a cat

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If the probability that person A will be alive in 20 years is 0.7 and the probability that person B will be alive in 20 years is 0.5, what is the probability that they will both be alive in 20 years?

• 0.70

• 0.50

• 0.35

• 0.20

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A fair die is tossed twice. Find the probability of getting a 4 or 5 on the first toss, and a 2, or 3 in the second toss.

•  $\frac{1}{6}$  

•  $\frac{1}{9}$  

•  $\frac{4}{6}$  

•  $1$  

You roll a die and flip a coin. How many outcomes are possible?

• 12

• 6 

• 14

• 2

_____ outcomes

• 12

• 6

• 18

• 2