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8.04 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
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< 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

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< 1min

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

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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.SP.8

7.SP.8

7.SP.8.a

Understand that, just as with simple events, the probability of a compound event is the fraction of outcomes in the sample space for which the compound event occurs.

7.SP.8.b

Represent sample spaces for compound events using methods such as organized lists, tables and tree diagrams. For an event described in everyday language (for example "Rolling double sixes"), identify the outcomes in the sample space which compose the event.

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