Compound Probability

How do you find compound probability (the probability of more than one event)?

• Multiply the probabilities

• Add the probabilities

• Divide the probabilities

• Subtract the probabilities

• 1/4
• 1/8
• 1/2
• 1/6

• 1/2
• 1/8
• 1/3
• 1/12

• 1/8
• 1/2
• 1/24
• 1/16

• 1/48
• 1/6
• 1/8
• 1/24

• 1/2
• 1/4
• 3/8
• 3/16

• 3/4
• 1/2
• 1/8
• 1/16

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

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

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