Event: selecting a piece of fruit, and then choosing a drink
Event: buying a CD, then going to another store to buy a video tape if you have enough money left
Begin with a box of marbles that contains 2 red, 3 blue, 4 green, and 3 yellow marbles. A first marble is drawn and replaced then a 2nd marble is drawn. What is the probability that you drew a red then a blue?
Dr. Fred Hoppe of McMaster University claims that the probability of winning a pick 6 number game where 6 numbers are drawn from the set 1 through 49 is about the same as getting 24 heads in a row when you flip a fair coin. Which is more likely: to win a pick 6 game or to get 24 heads in a row when you flip a fair coin?
A. It is more likely you will get 24 heads in a row.
B. It is more likely you will win a pick 6 game.
Event: buying a CD, then going to another store to buy a video tape if you have enough money left
Begin with a box of marbles that contains 2 red, 3 blue, 4 green, and 3 yellow marbles. A first marble is drawn and replaced then a 2nd marble is drawn. What is the probability that you drew a red then a blue?
Dr. Fred Hoppe of McMaster University claims that the probability of winning a pick 6 number game where 6 numbers are drawn from the set 1 through 49 is about the same as getting 24 heads in a row when you flip a fair coin. Which is more likely: to win a pick 6 game or to get 24 heads in a row when you flip a fair coin?
A. It is more likely you will get 24 heads in a row.
B. It is more likely you will win a pick 6 game.
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Independent, dependent, independent, A.