Independent and Dependent Events

A bag contains some red-colored and some blue-colored marbles. First a red-colored marble is drawn and then, without replacing the first marble, a blue-colored marble is drawn. Are the two events dependent or independent?

• Independent
• Dependent

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.6

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

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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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

There are 6 red marbles, 5 green marbles, and 4 yellow marbles in a bag. If Joe picks 2 marbles one after the other without replacement, then what is the probability that both are red in color?

• 2/5
• 1/21
• 4/25
• 1/7

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.6

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

There are 2 violet balls and 4 pink balls in a bag. If two balls are drawn one after the other, then what is the probability of getting violet first and pink next, if the first ball drawn is replaced?

• 1/3
• 2/9
• 1/6
• 1/4

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

There are 5 red roses, 3 yellow roses, and 8 white roses in a tray. If Stephanie picked 2 roses one after the other without replacing, then what is the probability of picking a white rose first and a red rose next?

• 1/6
• 5/6
• 1/3
• 2/3

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.6

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

In a bag containing 15 billiard balls of three colors - red, yellow and white, Frank picks a ball at random, notes down the color and replaces it. He repeats this experiment 25 times and the results are shown in the table.

• 6 yellow, 9 red, 1 white
• 2 yellow, 5 red, 8 white
• 5 yellow, 8 red, 2 white
• 5 yellow, 10 red, 5 white

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

A basket contains 5 purple pencils and 9 brown pencils. If two pencils are picked at random one after the other without replacement, then what is the probability that both the pencils are purple?

• 9/182
• 5/182
• 2/91
• 10/91

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

What is the probability of rolling an even number on the first roll of a number cube and rolling an odd number on the second roll?

• 1/4
• 1
• 1/8
• 1/2

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

Two fair coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most one head? (Hint: Create a sample space)

• 1/2
• 3/4
• 1/4
• 1

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

Two cards are drawn from a deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that the first card drawn is a king and the second card drawn is a heart, given that the first card is replaced?

• 2/52
• 1
• 13/52
• 1/52

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8