COMPOUND PROBABILITY

A number cube is rolled twice. What is the probability of getting a 6 on the first roll, then a number less than 5 on the second roll? 

• 2/3

• 5/36

• 1/9

• 1/36

A fruit basket contains
9 apples, 3 bananas, 7 oranges, 5 pears, and 1 grapefruit. Kyle randomly chooses a fruit, does not replace it, then chooses another. What is the probably that he chose two pears? 

• 9/49

• 4/125

• 1/10

• 1/30

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

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

If you spin twice, what is the probability the spinner stops on a shaded then striped number?

• 40%

• 50%

• 12%

• 25%

An event that consists of two or more events

•  event

• dependent events

• experiment

• compound event

The possible results of an experiment

• outcomes

• event

• experiment

• probability

In a box there are 3 red pens, 2 green pens, and 1 blue pen. What is the probability of picking a red pen, replacing it, and then picking a green pen?

• 1/2

• 4/11

• 1/6

• 2/3

A bag has 3 red, 5 blue, and 2 yellow pieces of candy. What is the probability of  drawing a blue piece of candy?

• ¹/₂

• ¹/₁₀

• ³/₁₀

• ¹/₃

A spinner consists of two A’s, three B’s, and three C’s. What is the probability of  spinning a B?

• ²/₈

• ²/₃

• ³/₈

• ¹/₄