Independent or Dependent Events in Probability

Independent probability happens when the probability of the first event does not affect the probability of the second event.

• True

• False

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Dependent probability happens when the first item is not replaced, causing the total outcomes to decrease by 1.

• true

• false

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The outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of the other event.

• independent event

• dependent event

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The outcome of one event does affect the outcome of the other event.

• independent event

• dependent event

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You roll a number cube twice. The first time is a 3 and the second time is an even number.

• Independent

• Dependent

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You randomly draw a marble from a bag of marbles. You get a red and don't put it back into the bag. You draw another marble out of the bag and get a yellow.

• Independent

• Dependent

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Two marbles are drawn from a container in such a way that the first marble drawn is replaced before selecting the second marble. Does the outcome of the first draw affect the outcome of the second?

• Yes

• No

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Is the event INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?

Amy plays card games. She picks a card at random. Then without putting the first card back, she picks a second card at random.

• Independent

• Dependent

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You want to draw a heart and then draw another heart.

You draw the first card, look at it, put it back in the deck and draw another card. Are these independent or dependent compound events?

• dependent

• independent

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You want to draw two aces. You draw one card, look at it, keep it out and draw another card. Are these independent or dependent compound events?

• independent

• dependent

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