Independent and Dependent Probability

Suppose a number cube is rolled twice. What is the probability that an odd number will show both times?

• 1/3
• 1/2
• 1/6
• 1/4

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What is the probability of tossing a coin four times and getting tails each time?

• 1/16
• 1/8
• 1/2
• 1/4

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A coin is tossed and a number cube is rolled. Find the probability,  P(heads and 7).

• 1/14
• 1/2
• 0
• 1/7

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A number cube is rolled and a coin is tossed. What is the probability of rolling a number greater than 4 and tossing tails?

• 1/6
• 1/3
• 1/2
• 1/4

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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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A marble bag contains 3 red marbles, 4 gray marbles, 6 white marbles, and 5 black marbles. What is the probability of randomly drawing a red marble and then a gray marble if the first marble is replaced?

• 1/9
• 1/27
• 1/6
• 2/9

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A bag contains 2 striped cubes, 5 dotted cubes, 5 white cubes and 3 red cubes. What is the probability of drawing two striped cubes in succession, without replacing the first cube drawn?

• independent

• dependent

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A pocket contains 3 pennies, 2 nickels, 1 quarter and 4 dimes. What is the probability of randomly choosing a dime, replacing it, and then drawing a penny?

• independent

• dependent

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A pocket contains 3 pennies, 2 nickels, 3 quarters and 4 dimes. What is the probability of randomly choosing a quarter two times in a row if the first coin drawn is not replaced?

• dependent

• independent

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Clinton has a bag of Skittles™. Inside the bag are 6 red, 4 orange, 7 yellow, 3 purple and 4 green Skittles™. What is the probability of drawing a green Skittle™, replacing it, and then drawing another green Skittle™?

• independent

• dependent

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