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What are mutually exclusive events?

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Events that cannot occur at the same time. For example, rolling a die and getting a 3 or a 5.

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What are independent events?

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Events where the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of another. For example, flipping a coin and rolling a die.

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What is the probability of an event?

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The likelihood of that event occurring, expressed as a number between 0 and 1.

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If you have 5 brown cows and 10 white cows, what is the total number of cows?

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15 cows.

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

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What is the formula for calculating the probability of two independent events occurring?

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P(A and B) = P(A) x P(B).

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What is the probability of flipping a coin and getting heads?

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1/2.

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7A

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What is the probability of rolling a 6 on a standard die?

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1/6.

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7A

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If you draw a card from a deck of 52 cards, what is the probability of drawing an Ace?

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4/52 or 1/13.

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

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What is experimental probability?

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The probability based on the frequency of outcomes during an experiment.

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What is a dependent event?

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An event where the outcome of one event affects the outcome of another. For example, drawing cards from a deck without replacement.

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