Compound Probability

A coin and a number cube with the numbers 1 through 6 are tossed. What is the probability of the coin showing tails and the number cube showing the number 3? 

• 1/12
• 1/4
• 1/8
• 1/2

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Lucy has the spinner pictured and spins it twice in a row. What is the probability that she lands on blue first and then on yellow or green?

• 1 / 16
• 1 ⁄ 6
• 1 ⁄ 8
• 3 ⁄ 4

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You roll a six sided die. What is the probability of rolling an even number three times in a row? 

• 3/100
• 1/2
• 1/6
• 1/8

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Lucy has the spinner pictured and spins it twice in a row. What is the probability that she lands on blue first and then on green?

• 1 / 16
• 1 ⁄ 6
• 1 ⁄ 8
• 3 ⁄ 4

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What is the probability of the arrow stopping on “X” on the first spin and “F” on the second spin?

• 5/6
• 1/36
• 1/3
• 1/6

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A jar contains 4 white chips, 5 purple chips, and 1 black chip. Chips are selected randomly one at a time, and are not replaced. P(purple then black)

• 1/18
• 2/5
• 3/7
• 4/9

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A basket contains four apples and six peaches. You randomly select one piece of fruit and eat it. Then you randomly select another piece of fruit. Both pieces of fruit are apples. P(apple, apple)

• 2/15
• 3/17
• 1/19
• 6/21

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Lisa flipped the same coin 3 times. What is the probability she obtained all tails?

• 1/2
• 1/4
• 1/16
• 1/8

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Which compound event if composed of dependent events?

• Selecting a candy bar from a bag eating the candy bar and selecting again
• Selecting a candy bar from a bag, deciding you don't want it, replace the candy bar and select again.

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Is the following compound event independent or dependent
P(1 and A)

• Independent
• Dependent

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