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I. INTRODUCTION
This Learning Activity Sheet is about the probability of compound events. You will be able to
explore probability of independent events, dependent events and conditional probability.
Compound event refer to events with more than one sample point/element. The total
probability of all the outcomes of a compound event is equal to 1.
Independent events refer to the occurrence of one event not affecting the probability of
another event.
Dependent events refer to occurring of one event affecting the probability of the other
event.
Conditional probability is defined as the likelihood of an event or outcome occurring, based
on the occurrence of a previous event or outcome.
Example 1: Rolling a die and flipping a coin are independent events because the probability of
any outcome/event for the die does not affect the probability of any outcome/event for the
coin.
Example 2:
Independent
events
Dependent
events
Example 3:
Dependent
events
Example 4:
11 12 13 14 15 16
21 22 23 24 25 26
3 1 Conditional
32 33 34 35 36
4 1 Probability
42 43 44 45 46
51 52 53 54 55 56
61 62 63 64 65 66
Example 5:
2
58 2
P (one or fewer times I part time) = 13 = 13
58
6
58
P (part time I visited four or more times) = 14 =
58
6
IV. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
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A. KNOWING
Part 1: Tell whether the given situation suggests independent or dependent events.
Write your answer on a separate answer sheet.
B. UNDERSTANDING
Select the correct answer from the given choices. Write the letter of your choice in your answer sheet.
1. A standard number cube is rolled and a card is drawn from a deck of 10 cards numbered 1 to 10.
Find the P (3 on the number cube and 9 on the card).
1 1 3 3
A. B. C. D.
20 60 10 40
2. A standard number cube is rolled and a card is drawn from a deck of 10 cards numbered 1 to 10.
Find the P (odd on the number cube and less than 7 on the card).
4 1 3 1
A. B. C. D.
15 240 10 8
3. There are 4 white tokens and 6 blue tokens in a bag. Once a token is selected, it is not replaced.
What is the probability of selecting two white tokens?
8 4 1 2
A. B. C. D.
15 15 15 15
4. There are 3 red, 1 blue and 2 yellow marbles in a bag. Once a marble is selected it is not replaced.
Find P (red then yellow).
1 1 5 2
A. B. C. D.
6 5 6 5
5. There are 3 red, 1 blue and 2 yellow marbles in a bag. Once a marble is selected it is replaced.
Find P (red then yellow).
1 2 5 1
A. B. C. D.
5 5 6 6
6. There are 3 red, 1 blue and 2 yellow marbles in a bag. Once a marble is selected it is replaced.
Find P (3 red marbles).
1 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
5 20 15 8
7. There are 3 red, 1 blue and 2 yellow marbles in a bag. Once a marble is selected it is not replaced.
Find P (3 red marbles).
1 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
8 15 5 20
8. You spin a spinner, flip a coin, then spin the spinner again. Find the probability of the events in
spinning an odd number, not flipping a tail, then not spinning a 2.
2 16 20 5
A. B. C. D.
81 81 81 162
9. You spin a spinner, flip a coin, then spin the spinner again. Find the probability of the events in
spinning a 9, flipping a tail, then spinning a 4.
2 2 1 1
A. B. C. D.
9 81 162 81
10. In Mr. C class, there are 15 boys and 10 girls. Three (3) are selected at random. What is the
probability that 1 girl and 2 boys are selected?
21 25 1 3
A. B. C. D.
46 117 50 25
Use the table below to answer the succeeding questions.
Find the probability of the following (write your answers in percent (%):
Favorite Activities
Sports Hiking Reading Phoning Shopping Others
Female 39 48 85 62 71 29
Male 67 58 76 54 68 39
C. DOING
Solve the following problems. Show your solution as neatly as possible on your answer sheet.
1. Determine whether the events are independent or dependent, then find the probability.
In a game, find the probability of roll an even number on a number cube and the spin a spinner
numbered 1 through 5 and get an odd number.
2. Determine whether the events are independent or dependent, then find the probability.
An ace is drawn from a standard deck of 52 cards without replacement, then a second ace is
drawn.
3. An outdoor music festival is planned for Friday and Saturday. The probability of having rain on
Friday is 50%. If it rains on Friday, the probability of rain on Saturday is 70%, and if does not rain
on Friday, the probability of rain on Saturday is 40%. The organizer will postpone the festival if the
probability of rain on both days is at least 50%. Should the organizer postpone the festival?
4. Suppose that 60% of NCSHS students will be at random exposed to flu. If you are exposed and did not get a
flu vaccine, then the probability that you will get the flu virus (after being exposed) is 80%. If you did get a flu
vaccine, then the probability that you will get the flu (after being exposed) is 15%.
a) What is the probability that a person who got a flu vaccine will get the flu?
b) What is the probability that a person who did not get a flu vaccine will get the flu?
5. An urn contains 5 yellow balls and 5 green balls. One ball is picked at random and discarded without noticing
its color. What is the probability in getting a yellow ball in the second draw?
V. RUBRICS
a. Knowing & Understanding – 1-point each
b. Doing (5 point each)
VI. REFERENCES
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