Independent Dependent Events

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

Two marbles are drawn from a container in such a way that the first marble drawn is replaced before selecting the second marble. Are the two events independent or dependent?

• Independent

• Dependent

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? Are these events independent or dependent?

• Independent

• Dependent

Are the events INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?

Driving on ice and having an accident

• Independent

• Dependent

A cooler contains fourteen bottles of sports drink: seven lemon-lime flavored

and seven orange flavored. You randomly grab a bottle and give it to your friend.

Then, you randomly grab a bottle for yourself. Your friend gets a lemon-lime

and you get an orange.

• Independent

• Dependent

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

Tom will randomly select from a treat bag containing 6 lollipops and 4 gum balls. Tome will select a treat, replace it, and then select a second treat.

• Independent

• Dependent

Sue will randomly select from a treat bag containing 6 lollipops and 4 gum balls. Sue will select a treat, not replace it, and then select a second treat.

• Independent

• Dependent