PS.P.1.a
Given two or more events, determine whether the events are complementary, dependent, independent, and/or mutually exclusive, and compute the probability of those events.
Example Problems
If you flip three fair coins, what is the probability that you'll get at least two heads?
Five fair six‑sided dice are rolled simultaneously.
What is the probability that exactly two of the dice show a ?
What is the probability that exactly two of the dice show a ?
Eight friends sit randomly in a straight row of 8 seats.
What is the probability that Charlie and Dana sit next to each other (in either order)?
What is the probability that Charlie and Dana sit next to each other (in either order)?
Khan Academy ResourcesConditional probability and independenceConditional probability using two-way tablesTree diagrams and conditional probabilityCalculate conditional probabilityProbability with general multiplication ruleDependent probability introductionConditional probability with Bayes' TheoremCompound probability of independent eventsIndependent events example: test takingConditional probability and independenceGeneral multiplication rule example: independent eventsGeneral multiplication rule example: dependent eventsConditional probability tree diagram example

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