Simple Probability Independent and Dependent

A marble bag contains 3 red marbles, 4 gray marbles, 6 white marbles, and 5 black marbles. What is the probability of randomly drawing a red marble and then a gray marble if the first marble is replaced?

• 1/9

• 1/27

• 1/6

• 2/9

The following M & M colors are in the bowl:
4 yellow, 6 orange, 3 green, 5 blue, 2 brown
What is the probability of selecting a brown candy?

• 2/18

• 1/9

• 2/20

• 1/10

The letters that form the word ALGEBRA are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a letter other than “A”? 

• 2/7

• 5/49

• 5/7

• 10/49

What is the probability of spinning an even number? 

• 16 2/3%

• 33 1/3%

• 50%

• 75%

A marble bag contains 3 red marbles, 4 gray marbles, 6 white marbles, and 5 black marbles. What is the probability of randomly drawing a red marble and then a gray marble if the first marble is replaced?

• 1/9

• 1/27

• 1/6

• 2/9

There are six nickels and seven dimes in your pocket. You randomly pick a coin out of your pocket and then return it to your pocket. Then you randomly pick another coin. What is the probability that both times the coin is a nickel?

• 6/13

• 2/7

• 5/16

• 3/19

• 36/169

Ricardo has the spinner pictured here and a bag of marbles filled with 2 reds, 3 greens, and 3 blues. What is the probability that Ricardo spins red on the spinner then picks a red marble out of the bag?

• 1 ⁄ 16

• 1 ⁄ 2

• 1 ⁄ 4

• 1 ⁄ 8

Out of 125 children at summer camp,45 signed up for swimming and 38 signed up for arts and crafts. Twelve students who signed up for swimming also signed up for arts and crafts. If a child is randomly selected, what is the probability that they are signed up for swimming, if it is known that they did not sign up for arts and crafts?

Marietta picks a candle from the bunch, replaces it, and then selects one again. What are the chances that she selects a green both times?

• 1/144

• 1/12

• 1/36

• 2/24

• 2/12

Match each to its probability.

• 12/60

• P(keyboard)

• 12/40

• P(drums and 8th grade)

• 12/180

• P(drums or 8th grade)

• 81/180

• P(keyboard | 7th grade)

• 40/180

• P(7th grade | keyboard)