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Conditional Probability



 1 

Sean's team has a baseball game tomorrow.  He pitches 50% of the games.  There is a 40% chance of rain during the game tomorrow.  If the probability that it rains given that Sean pitches is 40%, it can be concluded that these two events are
a)
independent
c)
mutually exclusive
b)
dependent
d)
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 2 

A bag contains five green gumdrops and six red gumdrops.  If Kim pulls a green gumdrop out of the bag and eats it, what is the probability that the next gumdrop she pulls out will be red?
a)
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c)
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b)
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d)
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 3 

Gabriella has 20 quarters, 15 dimes, 7 nickels, and 8 pennies in a jar.  After taking 6 quarters out of the jar, what will be the probability of Gabriella randomly selecting a quarter from the coins left in the jar?
a)
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c)
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b)
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d)
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