SIMPLE AND

COMPOUND
EVENTS
Prepared by:
Manalo, Queen May I.
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
Students are expected to:
1. Define simple and compound event probability
2. Solve problems involving simple and compound event probability
3. Understand the concept of dependent and independent events
4. Find the probability of dependent and independent events
5. Appreciate the importance of simple and compound events in real-
situation
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INDEPENDENT EVENT
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DEPENDENT EVENT
 DEFINITION
SIMPLE EVENT
A simple event is one that can only happen in one
way - in other words, it has a single outcome. If we
consider our previous example of tossing a coin: we get
one outcome that is a head or a tail.
 EXAMPLES
The probability of rolling a 3 on a die
Outcomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Answer:
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The probability of getting a head in tossing a coin
Outcomes: Head, Tail

Answer:
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A class consists of students where 18 are boys and
9 are girls. Find the probability of choosing a student at
random is a girl.

Answer:
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Find the probability that a card chosen at random
from the standard deck of cards is an ace.

Answer:
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A survey was conducted to determine students’ favorite
brand of sneakers. Each student chose only one brand from
the list of brands A, B, C, D. What is the probability that a
student’s favorite sneakers are brand B?

Answer:
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COMPOUND EVENT
A compound event is more complex
than a simple event, as it involves the
probability of more than one outcome.
Another way to view compound events is
as a combination of two or more simple
events. 
 EXAMPLES
Flipping a coin twice. Probability of getting two tails.

Answer:

1st flip = 2nd flip =

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What is the probability of getting a 5 and 1 in
rolling two dice?

Answer:
 INDEPENDENT
EVENTS
Occur when the outcome of one
event does not affect the outcome of
the second event

Formula:
 EXAMPLE
Suppose you flip a coin and roll a die at the same time.
What is the probability you will flip a head and a roll a three?
Formula:
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Suppose you flip a coin and roll a die at the same time.
What is the probability you will flip a head and a roll an even
number?
Formula:

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Joseph and Joemar are playing with cards and in a pack, there are 52
cards. Joseph drew a card at random with a replacement. Then he asked
Joemar what is the probability of drawing a queen followed by a king?
Formula:
 DEPENDENT
EVENTS
Events depend on each following

Formula:
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What is the probability of randomly drawing a face card from a standard
deck and then randomly drawing a second face card without replacing the first?
Formula:

Let A = 1st face card chosen

Let B = 2nd face card chosen
Total number of face card is 12
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EVENTS
Compound events that cannot happen in the same time
Examples:
 Tossing a coin and getting a head and a tail in one
coin
 Rolling an even and an odd number on one die
 Randomly drawing one card and getting a result of a
black and a diamond
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EVENTS
In mutually exclusive events, , because they cannot
happen at the same time.
To find the probability of mutually inclusive event, add
the individual probabilities and subtract the probability
they occur at the same time.

Formula:
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Two cards are drawn from Find:
a deck of cards. Let
1st card is a heart
1st card is a 6
2nd card is a spade
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Two cards are drawn from Find:
a deck of cards. Let
1st card is a heart
1st card is a 6
2nd card is a spade
 MUTUALLY INCLUSIVE
EVENTS
Compound events that can occur in the same time.

Examples:
• Rolling an even number and a multiple of three in one
die.
• Randomly drawing one card and getting a result of a
jack and a heart.