Independent/Dependent
rolling a three or an even number on a die
mutually exclusive
Picking ONE card:
P(Queen or spade)
(4+13-1)/52
16/52
4/13
Pick one marble, odds its yellow
3:14
what are odds in favor of drawing an Ace?
4:48 (1:12)
two cards w/out replacement, drawing a club and diamond
dependent
Pick TWO card with replacement:
P(five and ten)
(4/52)(4/52)
1/169
Pick two marbles with replacement
P(red and blue)
(5/17)(7/17)
35/289
If the probability of it raining is 2/5 what are the odds against it raining?
3:2
Owning a cat and tying your shoes
independent
Picking TWO cards w/out replacement
P(black and black)
(26/52)(25/51)
25/102
Pick two marbles w/out replacement
P(exactly one green)
(2/17)(15/16)
15/136
If the odds against winning a bet is 4:7, what is the probability of winning the bet?
3/11
picking one card: drawing a seven or a diamond
not mutually exclusive
Picking TWO cards w/out replacement
P(exactly one Jack)
(4/52)(48/51)
16/221
pick TWO marbles with replacement:
P(at least one red)
1-(12/17)(12/17)
1-(144/289)
145/289
4/5 of people stop at a traffic light. If three people are chosen at random, what is the probability that they all do not stop at a traffic light?
(1/5)(1/5)(1/5)=1/125
parking in an illegal spot and getting a ticket
dependent
Picking ONE card:
P(three|red)
2/26
1/13
Pick TWO marbles without replacement:
P(blue and blue)
(7/17)(6/16)
21/136
A couple has three children and their eye colors can only be brown or blue. What is the probability that at least one has blue eyes?
P(not blue)=(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)=1/8
1-(1/8)=7/8