Henrico Math 8 Probability Independent Event

The outcome of one event does not influence the outcome of the other event

• independent event

• tree diagram

• simple event

• odds

The chance that an event will happen.  A ratio of chance/all chances.

• odds

• probability

• outcomes

• tree diagram

There are 14 tiles with one letter from the word MATHEMATICIANS on each. You are now going to choose a letter, put it back and then choose another letter. Find the probability of choosing the letter M, and then the letter A.

• 3/98

• 3/196

• 2/7

• 3/14

A bag contains 8 blue marbles, 7 green marbles, and 5 yellow marbles. Suppose you drew one marble from the bag above, replaced it and then drew a second marble. What is the probability of drawing a green, and then a blue marble. P(green, blue)

• 4/5

• 43/400

• 15/20

• 7/50

A bag contains 8 blue marbles, 7 green marbles, and 5 yellow marbles. Suppose you drew one marble from the bag above, replaced it and then drew a second marble. What is the probability of picking a yellow marble, and then blue? P(yellow, blue)

• 9/20

• 3/20

• 1/10

• 13/20

A bag contains 8 blue marbles, 7 green marbles, and 5 yellow marbles. Suppose you drew one marble from the bag above, replaced it and then drew a second marble. What is the probability of picking a non-blue marble on both draws? P(not blue, not blue)

• 9/25

• 4/25

• 3/4

• 1/2

A bag contains 8 blue marbles, 7 green marbles, and 5 yellow marbles. Suppose you drew one marble from the bag above, replaced it and then drew a second marble. What is the probability of picking a yellow marble on both draws? P(both yellow)

• 1/10

• 9/16

• 1/4

• 1/16

A bag contains 8 blue marbles, 7 green marbles, and 5 yellow marbles. Suppose you drew one marble from the bag above, replaced it and then drew a second marble. What is the probability of picking a non-green marble on both draws? P(not green, not green)

• 9/16

• 1/2

• 9/25

• 169/400

A jar of coins has 8 pennies, 5 nickels, 1 dime, and 7 quarters. Aaron and Adelle do not agree what the probability of drawing a quarter, replacing it, and drawing another quarter is. P(quarter, quarter). Who is correct?

• Aaron says the probability is 1/9

• Adelle says the probability is 1/10

A basket of fruit and vegetables is shown below. Belle and Bryan disagree on what the probability of selecting a vegetable, replacing it, and then selecting a fruit is. P(vegetable, fruit). Who is correct?

• Bryan says the probability is 35/128

• Belle says the probability is 15/64