DEPENDENT AND

INDEPENDENT EVENTS
State whether the result of the first event affects
the result of the second event.
1. Studying hard, getting a high grade.
2. Eating a lot, gaining weight.
3. Playing computer games, submitting all
assignments and projects on time.
4. Tossing a coin, rolling a die and getting a 6.
5. Attending a singing lesson, rainy today.
 DEPENDENT EVENTS
- the result of one event affects
the result of the other event.
INDEPENDENT EVENTS
- The occurrence of one event
does not affect the
occurrence of the other.
Decide whether the two events
are dependent or independent.
1. Rolling a 5 on consecutive turns in a game.
2. Drawing a card from a deck of cards,
returning it, and drawing another card.
3. Drawing a card from a deck of cards and
drawing a second.
4. Working hard and achieving your goals.
5. Awarding the top 2 racers.
Classify the following joint events from
different experiments as dependent or
independent.
______1. Flipping a coin twice.
______2. Picking two balls from different jars.
______3. Selecting the color of your shirt and
color of your pants, which must be of different
colors.
_____4. Electing the president of the group first,
then the vice-president.
_____5. Selecting two different ice cream
flavors for a cone.
_____6. Rolling a die and flipping a coin.
_____7. Selecting two different doors, one
way in, and the other way out.
_____8. Choosing your seat, and your
friend’s seat for a photo shoot.
_____9. Selecting two-letter initial for your
child’s name in which repetition of letter is
possible.
_____10. Selecting two different digits for
a code.
_____11. Rolling 5 on a die and drawing a red
card from the deck of cards.
_____12. Teacher chooses one student to
lead a group and another student to lead
another group.
_____13. Selecting two pots of flowers in
succession to be use for the stage decors.
_____14. Spinning blue and red on a spinner.
_____15. Picking even on one box, and odd
on another box of numbers.