Solving Independent Events

Two marbles are drawn from a container in such a way that the first marble drawn is replaced before selecting the second marble. Does the outcome of the first draw affect the outcome of the second?

• Yes

• No

Bag A contains 9 red marbles and 3 green marbles. Bag B contains 9 black marbles and 6 orange marbles. Find the probability of selecting one green marble from bag A and one black marble from bag B.  P(green, black)

• 3/20

• 1/4

• 3/31

• 2/27

What is the probability of rolling an even number on the first roll of a number cube and rolling an odd number on the second roll?

• 1/4

• 1

• 1/8

• 1/2

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

Mackenzie chooses one candle, returns it to the bunch, and then chooses another candle. What is the probability Mackenzie selects a polka dot candle both times?

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 five or greater if the first card is replaced?

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 3/10

• 3/5

Geraldo has a deck of cards and a bag of marbles with 4 red, 6 blue, 3 green, and 2 yellow marbles. What is the probability that he draws a 7 out of the deck of cards and then pulls a blue marble out of the bag?

• 3 ⁄ 15

• 2 ⁄ 65

• 7 ⁄ 52

• 14 ⁄ 260

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

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

• 1 ⁄ 6

• 1 ⁄ 8

• 1 ⁄ 2

• 1 ⁄ 12

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