Identifying Independent and Dependent Events Practice

Is the event INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?
You have a jar with 24 pieces of chocolate candy and 14 pieces of orange candy.  We take one piece of candy at random from the jar, put it back, and then take a second piece of candy at random from the jar.

• Independent

• Dependent

Two marbles are drawn from a container in such a way that the first marble drawn is REPLACED before selecting the second marble. Classify this event as dependent or independent.

• Independent

• Dependent

Is the event INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?

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

• Independent

• Dependent

Independent events: the occurrence of one event ​ (a)   the probability of another event

Dependent events: the occurrence of one event ​ (b)   the probability of another event (sometimes called “not independent”)

• does not affect

• does affect

Determine if each event represents dependent or independent probability.

• independent

• dependent

Two events are ​ (a)   when the probability of one event happening does not affect the probability of the other event.

• independent

• dependent

• mutually exclusive

• not mutually exclusive

You spin the spinner two times. The first time it lands on 3, and the second time it lands on 5. These two events are

• Independent Events

• Dependent Events

Determine whether each scenario below represents an independent event or dependent event. Flipping a coin and spinning a spinner.

• Independent

• Selecting a marble from a bad, not replacing it, and selecting another marble from the bag

• Dependent

• Drawing an Ace from a deck of cards, replacing it, then drawing a King

• Independent

• Drawing a Queen from a deck of cards, then drawing a 10

• Independent

• Rolling a fair six-sided die and getting an A on your next test

• Dependent

• Flipping a coin and spinning a spinner

See the question!

Is the event INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?
The spinner is spun twice.  What is the probability that it lands on red first and then blue?

• Independent

• Dependent