Chance and Probability

What is an example of a dependent event?

• A) Rolling a die and flipping a coin

• B) Eating a piece of cake and then giving someone else a piece

• C) Tying your shoes and having breakfast

• D) Choosing a card from a deck and then rolling a die

Which of the following events is impossible?

• A. The sun will rise tomorrow.

• B. You will drink something today.

• C. It will snow in Perth tomorrow.

• D. You will blink today.

What term would best describe this event?

"Choosing one sock from a drawer with 5 red socks and 5 green socks."

• A. Certain

• B. 50/50

• C. Impossible

• D. Likely

Explain why “taking a cookie from a jar and then taking another one without putting the first back” is an example of a dependent event.

What does the probability line show us?

"It is __________ that the sun will rise tomorrow."

"A dependent event is when the outcome of one event __________ the outcome of another event."

"If you take a marble out of a bag and don’t put it back, the next pick is a __________ event."

If something is impossible, it means there is still a small chance it can happen.

• True

• False

The term certain means there is a 100% chance of the event happening.

• True

• False