WorksheetsIndependent & Dependent Probability
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
You are playing a game of scrabble. The tiles shown are dropped in a bag. What is the probability of randomly selecting an "A"?
1/15
4/15
1/3
2/3
You are playing a game of scrabble. The tiles shown are dropped in a bag. You need to choose two tiles. What is the probability of choosing an "E", keeping it, and then choosing a "H"?
4/15
1/70
1/75
1/225
What is the probability of randomly selecting a stripped marble, replacing it, and then selecting a solid marble?
40%
60%
24%
22%
Find P(striped marble with replacement, then another striped marble).
10%
16%
40%
50%
Find P(red marble with replacement, then black marble).
2%
10%
20%
25%
To win a card game, Kevin must randomly pick a queen from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability Kevin will pick the card he needs?
1/52
1/13
1/26
2/13
A standard deck of 52 cards is shown. What is the likelihood of randomly picking a red card?
impossible
unlikely
equally likely
likely
certain
The lottery is an example of Dependent Probability because
once a number is picked, it is not replaced
once a number is picked, it is replaced.
Mr. Adams surveyed 35 of his students to find out what type of pet they own. If a student was selected at random, what is the probability that student has a goldfish?
1/35
6/35
1/7
3/4
What is the likelihood of getting a black gumball from the gumball machine shown.
impossible
unlikely
equally likely
likely
certain
What is the probability the spinner lands on blue?
2%
20%
40%
50%
You spin the spinner. Find P(not yellow).
6%
40%
50%
60%
You spin the spinner two times. Find P(blue, then yellow).
4/45
2/25
3/5
2/3
If you spin the spinner, what is the probability of landing on red or yellow?
1/2
3/25
7/10
2/3
You spin the spinner and roll the die. What is the probability of getting a number greater than 5 on the spinner, then a 2 on the die?
1/12
1/16
1/4
1/8
You spin the spinner and roll the die. What is the probability of getting a factor of 3 on the spinner, then a 5 on the die?
1/4
5/24
1/24
1/48
You spin the "Spin To Win" spinner. Find P(yellow).
1/4
1/3
1/5
3/11
You spin the "Spin To Win" spinner. What is the probability you win 5 tickets or more with one spin?
1/3
2/3
1/5
8/15
You won two spins on the "Spin To Win" spinner. Find P(yellow, then jackpot)
1/75
2/75
1/5
1/15
You and Sam are playing a game of scrabble. On Sam's turn, he selected a "T" from the bag of tiles shown. It is now your turn. What is the probability you randomly select a "C" tile?
2/15
1/7
1/105
1/225
What is the probability of random selecting a vowel from the tiles shown?
8/15
1/15
8
1/3
This jar contains 20 marbles. Find P(green marble).
25%
50%
60%
75%
This jar contains 20 pieces of bubble gum. What is the probability of randomly selecting a blue piece, replacing it, and then selecting a red piece?
1/40
21/400
1/2
3/20
This jar contains 20 pieces of bubble gum. The green ones are Tisha's favorite flavor. Her teacher told her she can have two pieces. What is the probability she will randomly pick two green?
1/4
1/2
9/38
18/45
You spin the spinner two times. The first time it lands on 3, and the second time it lands on 5. These two events are
Independent Events
Dependent Events
What is the probability the spinner lands on red?
1/8
3/8
1/4
1/2
You spin the spinner two times. What is the probability the first spin lands on the number 1 and the second spin lands on yellow?
1/16
1/64
1/56
1/14
