Independent vs. Dependent Events

A bag contains some red-colored and some blue-colored marbles. First a red-colored marble is drawn and then, without replacing the first marble, a blue-colored marble is drawn. Are the two events dependent or independent?

• Independent
• Dependent

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.6

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

Is the event INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?
The spinner is spun twice.  What is the probability that it lands on red first and then blue?

• Independent
• Dependent

Is the event INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?
Amy plays card games.  She picks a card at random.  Then without putting the first card back, he picks a second card at random.

• Independent
• Dependent

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.5

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?

Are these events independent or dependent?

• Independent

• Dependent

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.6

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

Dependent or Independent:
You flip a coin and then roll a fair six-sided die.  The coin lands heads-up and the die shows a one.

• Dependent
• Independent

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.6

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

Dependent or Independent:
A box of chocolates contain 5 milk chocolates, 5 dark chocolates, and 5 white chocolates.  You randomly select and eat 3 chocolates.  The first piece is milk chocolate, the second is dark chocolate, and the third white chocolate.

• Dependent
• Independent

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

What is the probability of drawing a black card from a deck of cards, putting it aside, and then drawing a red card?

• Independent
• Dependent

Determine whether the scenario involves independent or dependent events.

You flip a coin and then roll a fair six-sided die. The coin lands heads-up and the die shows a one.

• independent

• dependent

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8