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Unit Review: Independent & dependent events

Problems from all 4 skills in this unit — a review before the unit test.

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Daniel Math Academy · Grade 8 Math

Unit Review: Independent & dependent events

Grade 8 · 4 skills · ★★☆ Medium

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P.1Write independent or dependent.

  1. 1
    Choose a class president, then choose a different student as vice president. 
  2. 2
    Take a cookie from a jar and eat it, then take another cookie. 
  3. 3
    Draw a card from a deck, put it back and shuffle, then draw again. 
  4. 4
    Choose one book from a shelf to borrow, then choose a second book from those left. 
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Unit Review: Independent & dependent events

P.2P.3Marbles are picked without looking. Write each probability as a fraction in simplest form.

  1. 5
    RRRRGGGYYYY
    Put the first marble back. P(yellow, then red) = 
  2. 6
    BBBBYYYRRR
    Put the first marble back. P(blue, then yellow) = 
  3. 7
    YYYYYRR
    Put the first marble back. P(yellow, then red) = 
  4. 8
    BBBBBYYY
    Put the first marble back. P(blue, then yellow) = 
  5. 9
    YGGGB
    Keep the first marble. P(blue, then green) = 
  6. 10
    YYYRRRRRG
    Keep the first marble. P(yellow, then yellow) = 
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Unit Review: Independent & dependent events

P.3Marbles are picked without looking. Write each probability as a fraction in simplest form. (continued)

  1. 11
    YGGGGRRR
    Keep the first marble. P(green, then green) = 
  2. 12
    RRRGGGGBBBBB
    Keep the first marble. P(red, then blue) = 

P.4Marbles are picked without looking. Write probabilities in simplest form.

  1. 13
    BGGGGRRR
    Put the first marble back. P(red, then red) = 
  2. 14
    GGGR
    Put the first marble back. P(red, then green) = 
  3. 15
    GGGGGY
    Put the first marble back. P(green, then yellow) = 
  4. 16
    BBBBGGGG
    Put the first marble back. P(green, then green) = 
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Answer Key

Unit Review: Independent & dependent events · ★★☆ Medium

P.1Independent or Dependent Events?

  1. 1dependent
  2. 2dependent
  3. 3independent
  4. 4dependent

P.2P.3Marbles are picked without looking. Write each probability as a fraction in simplest form.

  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 7
  4. 8
  5. 9
  6. 10
  7. 11
  8. 12

P.4Independent & Dependent Events Review

  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
  4. 16
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