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7.02 Independent and dependent events

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In a bag, there are $3$3 yellow marbles and $4$4 green marbles.

A marble is randomly selected from the bag and it turns out to be yellow.

The marble is not put back into the bag.

Which of the following events are affected by this? Select all correct options.

The chance of selecting a yellow marble next time

A

The chance of selecting a black marble next time

B

The chance of selecting a blue marble next time

C

The chance of selecting a green marble next time

D
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Charlie is going to randomly select a card from a standard deck of cards.

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Two dice are rolled.

If one die lands on $4$4, will this affect the chance of the other die landing on $4$4?

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A color wheel with a spinner has red, blue and green sections.

If the spinner is spun and lands on green, will this affect the chance of the spinner landing on green next time?

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Outcomes

M3.S.CP.A.2

Recognize and explain the concepts of conditional probability and independence in everyday language and everyday situations. Categorize events as independent or dependent.*

M3.MP2

Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

M3.MP3

Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

M3.MP6

Attend to precision.

M3.MP8

Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

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