4/13 Compound Events

A letter from the word MATH is chosen at random, then a coin is flipped. What is the probability of choosing the letter 'm' then getting tails?

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Bag A contains 9 red marbles and 3 green marbles. Bag B contains 9 black marbles and 6 orange marbles. Find the probability of selecting one green marble from bag A and one black marble from bag B.  P(green, black)

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Find the probability of flipping a heads on a coin, and then getting the color yellow on a spinner with 6 colors. 

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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)

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You draw a marble from a bag that has red, blue, and green marbles, you also flip a fair coin. What is the probability you will draw a blue marble and flip a heads?

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A box contains 3 black pens, 7 blue pens and 5 red pens. Without replacing the first pen, what is the probability of pulling a red or blue pen?

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There are 2 violet, 3 green, and 4 pink ornaments in a bag. If two ornaments are drawn without replacement, what is the probability of getting a violet or pink?

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The letters that form the word ALGEBRA are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a letter A or a consonant without replacing the first letter?

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3 Cokes, 1 Sprite and 1 Dr.Pepper are left in the fridge. What is the probability of selecting a coke or a sprite without replacing the coke?

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