Independent and Dependent Events Slides

A number cube is rolled and a coin is tossed. What is the probability of rolling a number greater than 4 and tossing tails?

• 1/6

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

Ten cards numbered 1-10 are placed in a hat. What is the probability of randomly drawing a card with an even number then a card with a number greater than or equal to five if the first card is replaced?

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 3/10

• 3/5

In a standard deck of 52 cards, what is the probability of drawing one ace after another ace on two draws (no replacing)?

• 1/221

• 1/4

• 1/169

• 1/13

A bag contains some red-colored and some blue-colored marbles. First a red-colored marble is drawn and then, without replacing the first marble, a blue-colored marble is drawn. Are the two events dependent or independent?

• Independent

• Dependent

Clara picks a marble at random, puts it back, and then picks another marble at random. (a)  

• Dependent

• Independent

Flipping two coins is an example of ​ (a)   events because the result of one event ​ (b)   affect the result of the other. Drawing two cards from a deck is an example of ​ (c)   events because the result of one event ​ (d)   affect the result of the other.

• Independent

• does not

• Dependent

• does

Determine if each event represents dependent or independent probability.

• independent

• dependent

Determine whether each scenario below represents an independent event or dependent event. Flipping a coin and spinning a spinner.

• Independent

• Rolling a fair six-sided die and getting an A on your next test

• Dependent

• Flipping a coin and spinning a spinner

• Dependent

• Drawing an Ace from a deck of cards, replacing it, then drawing a King

• Independent

• Drawing a Queen from a deck of cards, then drawing a 10

• Independent

• Selecting a marble from a bad, not replacing it, and selecting another marble from the bag

Match the following based on whether it would independent or dependent probability.

• Dependent

• Selecting 2 students for Knights at the Round Table

• Independent

• Spinning a spinner and rolling a die

• Independent

• Taking a piece of candy from a bag, eating it, then picking another

• Independent

• Taking a marble out of a bag, replacing it, then picking another

• Dependent

• Flipping 2 coins

Two events are ​ (a)   when the probability of one event happening does not affect the probability of the other event.

• independent

• dependent

• mutually exclusive

• not mutually exclusive