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Independent or Dependent Events

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Independent or Dependent Events

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🎯 Part 1: Understanding the Concepts

Remember:

Independent events: The outcome of one event does NOT affect the outcome of the other.

Dependent events: The outcome of one event DOES affect the outcome of the other.

1. Circle whether each pair of events is independent or dependent:

a) Throwing a dice, then spinning a colour wheel

Independent

Dependent

b) Picking a jellybean from a jar, eating it, then picking another

Independent

Dependent

c) Tossing two coins one after the other

Independent

Dependent

d) Drawing a card from a deck, putting it back, then drawing another

Independent

Dependent

✏️ Part 2: Explain Your Thinking

2. Choose TWO events from Part 1 and explain why they are independent or dependent:

Event pair: ________________________________

Explanation:

Event pair: ________________________________

Explanation:

3. Complete these sentences:

Independent events happen when the first event ________ change what can happen in the second event.

Dependent events happen when the first event ________ change what can happen in the second event.

🌟 Part 3: Create Your Own Examples

4. Think of your own example of TWO INDEPENDENT events and explain why they are independent:

My independent events:

Why they are independent:

5. Think of your own example of TWO DEPENDENT events and explain why they are dependent:

My dependent events:

Why they are dependent:

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