Practice Important Terms (4.1.2) - Conditional Probability - Mathematics - iii (Differential Calculus) - Vol 3

Practice: Important Terms

Lesson 4.1.2Conditional Probability

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Question 1.
Define independent events.
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Think of two unrelated activities.
Question 2.
What is a mutually exclusive event? Give an example.
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Consider two outcomes that cannot happen together.
3Question 3.
What is the definition of independent events?
- Events that cannot occur at the same time
- Events not affecting each other's outcome
- Events that rely on each other
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Consider two events that are unrelated.
4Question 4.
True or False: Mutually exclusive events can occur at the same time.
- True
- False
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Reflect on the definition of mutually exclusive.
Question 5.
Two dice are rolled. Find the probability that the first die shows a 5 and the second die shows a number greater than 4.
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Use the probability multiplication rule.
Question 6.
In a basket of fruits, 60% are apples (A) and 40% are bananas (B). If 30% of apples are rotten and 10% of bananas are rotten, what is the probability that a randomly chosen rotten fruit is an apple?
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Identify how many rotten fruits come from each group.

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