Probability of

Compound Events
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
• define compound events, mutually exclusive events and inclusive
events.
• find the probability of mutually exclusive events and inclusive
events.
Recall:
Find the
probability of
selecting a queen
on a standard
deck of 52 cards?
Recall:
Find the
probability of
selecting an ace
on a standard
deck of 52 cards?
Think about this!
Find the
probability of
selecting a
queen or an ace
on a standard
deck of 52
cards?
Compound Event
A compound event consists of two or
more simple events that are
connected by the words ‘and’ or ‘or’.
Give me …
… a simple event
when you roll a
single die.
Give me …
… a compound
event when you
roll a single die.
Mutually Exclusive Events
Two events are mutually exclusive if
both events CANNOT happen at the
same time.
 Inclusive Events
Two events are inclusive if both
events CAN happen at the same time.
Give me …
… mutually
exclusive events
when you draw a
card from a
standard deck of
cards.
Give me …
… inclusive events
when you draw a
card from a
standard deck of
cards.
Give me …
… mutually
exclusive events
when you roll a
single die.
Give me …
… inclusive events
when you roll a
single die.
 Probability of Mutually
Exclusive Events
 

𝑃 ( 𝐴 𝑜𝑟𝐵 )=𝑃 ( 𝐴 )+ 𝑃(𝐵)

Probability of Inclusive

 
Events
𝑃 ( 𝐴 𝑜𝑟 𝐵 )=𝑃 ( 𝐴 )+ 𝑃 ( 𝐵 ) − 𝑃( 𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵)
Try This!
Provide what is asked. Box your final answer.
1. A die is rolled. What is the probability of getting an
even number or a factor of 2?
2. A box contains 4 red balls, 5 green balls, and 3 blue
balls. Paul draws one ball at random. What is the
probability that the ball is either green or red?
3. If there is 30% chance of rain on Saturday, 70%
chance of rain on Sunday, and 21% chance of rain
on Saturday and Sunday, what is the probability
that it will rain on either Saturday or Sunday?
Complement of an Event
 

Thus,
Try This!
Provide what is asked. Box your final answer.
 

The probabilities of three students M, N, and P, winning the

quiz bee is , , and , respectively. Assuming that only one
contestant can win the quiz bee, what is the probability
that:
a. either M or N wins?
b. either N or P wins?
c. neither M nor P wins?
d. neither N nor P wins?
Try This!
The probabilities of three teams A, B, and C, of
 

winning the tournament are , , and , respectively.

Assuming that only one team wins the
tournament, find the probability that:
1. either A or B wins.
2. neither A nor C wins.
3. neither B nor C wins.
 Dependent Events
Two events are dependent if the first
event affects the probability of the
second event.
Independent Events
Two events are independent if the
first event DOES NOT affect the
probability of the second event.
 Probability of
Independent Events
 

𝑃 ( 𝐴𝑎𝑛𝑑𝐵 )= 𝑃 ( 𝐴 ) •𝑃(𝐵)
Try This!

Two dice are rolled. Find the probability that a

number 1 is rolled on the first die and a factor of
6 on the second die.
Try This!

A card is drawn from a standard deck of cards.

Then the card is replaced, the card is reshuffled,
and a second card is drawn. What is the
probability of a 3 on the first draw and a 4 on the
second draw?
Try This!

A box contains 4 white marbles and 5 blue

marbles. What is the probability of drawing 2 blue
marbles and 1 white marble in succession without
replacement?
Try This!

Steve Nash, the all-time free throw percentage

leader of NBA, as of December 2014, has a free
throw shooting percentage of 90%. If he attempts
of 4 free throws over the course of the game,
what is the probability that he will miss at least
one of them?
Try This!

A number is drawn at random from the set {1, 2,

3, …, 20}. Find the probability that the number
chosen is:
a. a multiple of 2 and a multiple of 5.
b. a multiple of 2 or a multiple of 5.
c. a multiple of 2 but not a multiple of 5.
Try This!

Jun and Aaron are equally good at chess. They

play three games against each other. What is the
probability that
a. Jun wins all three games?
b. Jun wins only the first two games?
c. Jun wins only one game?