5/8 Independent and dependent event

Determine if the events are independent or dependent.

• Independent

• Dependent

Determine if the events are independent or dependent.

• Independent

• Dependent

Determine if the events are independent or dependent.

• Independent

• Dependent

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

• 1 ⁄ 16
• 1 ⁄ 2
• 1 ⁄ 4
• 1 ⁄ 8

What is the probability of rolling a dice and landing on a 4, and then rolling the dice again and landing on any even number?

• 1 ⁄ 6

• 1 ⁄ 8

• 1 ⁄ 2

• 1 ⁄ 12

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

Is the event 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

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

Which event is not a dependent event?

• Picking 2 students to be the line leader and the door holder from a group of 20 students

• Picking 2 marbles from a bag without replacing the first marble

• Picking 2 crayons from a box without putting any back

• Picking an earring, replacing it, then picking a 2nd earring

A jar contains 4 white chips, 5 purple chips, and 1 black chip. Chips are selected randomly one at a time, and are not replaced.

P(white, then purple, then black)

(Hint: multiply all 3 fractions)

• 1/36

• 2/39

• 5/41

• 6/43