M3.S.CP.A.2: Recognize and explain the concepts of conditional probability and independence in everyday language and everyday situations. Categorize events as independent or dependent.

Recognize and explain the concepts of conditional probability and independence in everyday language and everyday situations. Categorize events as independent or dependent.

Example Problems
A bag contains 9 blue candies, 7 red candies and 5 green candies.
A candy is chosen from the bag at random.

Find the probability that the candy is:
Not Orange
A letter is selected at random from the word F I B O N A C C I.

Find the probability that the letter is:
Not A
Write your answer as a fraction or as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth.
A bag contains 9 blue candies, 7 red candies and 5 green candies.
A candy is chosen from the bag at random.

Find the probability that the candy is:
Yellow
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