Mathematics 10

Quarter 4
 Probability of
Independent and
Dependent
Events
 OBJECTIVES:
• 1) illustrate the probability of a union of
two events,
• 2) illustrate mutually exclusive and not
mutually exclusive events,
• 3) find the probability of 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵.
• 4) solve problems involving the probability
of mutually exclusive and not mutually
exclusive events.
Independent
Two events are independent if
the occurrence of one of the
events does not affect the
occurrence of the other event.
EXAMPLEs
1. turning up a 6 followed by a 2 in
rolling a fair die twice.
2. stopping at 5 and at 3 by spinning
a fair spinner twice with 8
congruent sectors numbered 1 – 8.
EXAMPLEs
3. a tail showing up in tossing a fair coin
once and a four turning up in rolling a fair
die once.
4. drawing a King of hearts and a Queen
of hearts from a standard deck of cards if
replacement of the first card is done.
Dependent
Two events are dependent if the
occurrence of the first affects
the occurrence of the second so
that the probability is changed.
EXAMPLE
Drawing a King of hearts and a
Queen of hearts from a standard
deck of cards if no replacement
of the first card is done.