Dependent and Independent Compound Events

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.

• Idependent

• Dependent

INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?

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.

• Independent

• Dependent

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

The spinner is spun twice. It lands on red first and then blue?

• 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

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

You want to roll the die and get an even number. Then you want to spin the spinner and get an odd number. Are these independent or dependent compound events?

• independent

• dependent

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

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

100 people are trying out to be contestants on a game show. You and 5 of your family members are part of this group. What is the probability that someone from your family is chosen first and then another member of your family is chosen?

• 1/400

• 1/330

• 9/2500

• 1/20