S-CP.A.5: Recognize and explain the concepts of conditional probability and independence in everyday language and everyday situations. For example, compare the chance of having lung cancer if you are a smoker with the chance of being a smoker if you have lung cancer.

Recognize and explain the concepts of conditional probability and independence in everyday language and everyday situations. For example, compare the chance of having lung cancer if you are a smoker with the chance of being a smoker if you have lung cancer.

Example Problems
Two fair 6-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability that both show a prime number?
Write your answer as a
fraction.
A fair coin is flipped three times. What is the probability of getting exactly two heads?
Write your answer as a
fraction.
If you flip two fair coins, what is the probability that you get at least one head?
Write your answer as a
fraction.
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