Independent and Dependent Events

Watch this lecture series to see more various examples of calculating probabilities of independent and dependent events. When the outcome of one event depends on the outcome of another, the events are considered dependent. Complete the interactive exercises

Practice

Probability with general multiplication rule - Answers

1. The probability that neither of the students selected are 9^{\text {th }} graders is about 0.33.

2. The probability that both bags are selected for extra screening is about 0.02.

3. The probability that Hamid guesses both answers correctly is 0.1.

4. The probability that both contestants get the ingredient they want is about 0.67.