Tell if the events are independent or dependent. Explain your reasoning.

A spinner lands on 10. The same spinner is spun again and lands on 10 again.

A.
The events are independent, because the events affect each other.

B.
The events are dependent, because the events affect each other.

C.
The events are independent, because the events do not affect each other.

D.
The events are dependent, because the events do not affect each other.




Tell if the events are independent or dependent. Explain your reasoning.

Mr. O’Leary gets heads on a coin toss and then gets tails by tossing the same coin again.

A.
The events are dependent, because the events affect each other.

B.
The events are dependent, because the events do not affect each other.

C.
The events are independent, because the events affect each other.

D.
The events are independent, because the events do not affect each other.


A marble is drawn from a bag containing 3 red marbles and 2 blue marbles and a number cube with faces numbered 1 through 6 is tossed.

What is the probability that the marble drawn is blue and the number cube shows a number less than 3?

A.11/15


B.1/4


C.1/6


D.2/15


A bag contains 2 gold coins and 5 silver coins. A number cube has the numbers 1 through 6 on its faces.

What is the probability of drawing a silver coin from the bag and rolling an even number on the number cube?

A. 5/42


B.5/14


C.5/9


D.2/3


A spinner has 9 equal sections labeled 1 through 9.

What is the probability of spinning an odd number on the spinner and tossing heads on a coin?

A.1/18


B.5/18


C.1/3


D.6/11