Independent/Dependent Compound Probability

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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

What is the probability of the arrow stopping on “X” on the first spin and “F” on the second spin?

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Bag A contains 9 red marbles and 3 green marbles. Bag B contains 9 black marbles and 6 orange marbles. Find the probability of selecting one green marble from bag A and one black marble from bag B.  P(green, black)

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Is the following compound event independent or dependent
P(1 and A)

• Independent

• Dependent

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

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

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

The two spinners above are spun. What is the probability of getting a perfect square (1,4,9,16), then the letter Z? 

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P(2 then 5) = 
*Hint: This is a compound event! To find the probability of a compound event, MULTIPLY the probability of each simple event.

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