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6.09 Probability of compound events

Interactive practice questions

Is it possible for the following two events to happen at the same time?

1) It is a Friday

2) It is raining

Yes

A

No

B
Easy
< 1min

A die is rolled.

Is it possible for the following two outcomes to happen at the same time?

1) Rolling a $6$6

2) Rolling an odd number

Easy
< 1min

A dog is randomly selected from the group of dogs shown.

Easy
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A teacher has a "prize bag" filled with different prizes. The students form a line to draw a prize from the bag at random. Once a student has drawn a prize, they take it back to their desk.

Are their selections independent or dependent?

Easy
< 1min
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Outcomes

7.6.A

Represent sample spaces for simple and compound events using lists and tree diagrams

7.6.C

Make predictions and determine solutions using experimental data for simple and compound events

7.6.E

Find the probabilities of a simple event and its complement and describe the relationship between the two

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