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6.4 Find Probabilities of Compound Events Example 1 Find the probability of A or B You randomly choose a card from a standard deck of 52 playing cards.

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2 6.4 Find Probabilities of Compound Events Example 1 Find the probability of A or B You randomly choose a card from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Solution a.Choosing a 9 or a King are mutually exclusive events. a.Find the probability that you choose a 9 or a King. b.Find the probability that you choose an Ace or a spade.

3 6.4 Find Probabilities of Compound Events Example 1 Find the probability of A or B You randomly choose a card from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Solution b.Because there is an Ace of spades, choosing an Ace or spade are ___________________. There are 4 Aces, 13 spades, and 1 Ace of spades. a.Find the probability that you choose a 9 or a King. b.Find the probability that you choose an Ace or a spade. overlapping events

4 6.4 Find Probabilities of Compound Events Example 2 Find the probability of A and B You roll two number cubes. What is the probability that you roll a 1 first and a 2 second? Solution The events are _____________. The number on one number cube does not affect the other. independent P(1) P(2)

5 6.4 Find Probabilities of Compound Events Example 3 Find the probability of A and B Markers A box contains 8 red markers and 3 blue markers. You choose one marker at random, do not replace it, then choose a second marker at random. What is the probability that both markers are blue? Solution Because you do not replace the first marker, the events are __________. Before you choose a marker, there are 11 markers, 3 of them are blue. After you choose a blue marker, there are 10 markers left and two of them are blue. So, the ______________________ that the second marker is blue given that the first marker is blue, is dependent 3 10 conditional probability

6 6.4 Find Probabilities of Compound Events Example 3 Find the probability of A and B Markers A box contains 8 red markers and 3 blue markers. You choose one marker at random, do not replace it, then choose a second marker at random. What is the probability that both markers are blue? Solution P(blue) P(blue given blue)

7 6.4 Find Probabilities of Compound Events Checkpoint. Complete the following exercises. 1.In a standard deck of cards, find the probability you randomly select a King of diamonds or a spade. Choosing a King of diamonds or a spade are mutually exclusive events.

8 6.4 Find Probabilities of Compound Events Checkpoint. Complete the following exercises. 2.In Example 3, suppose there are also 4 orange markers in the box. Calculate the probability of selecting a blue marker and then an orange marker, without replacement. P(blue) + P(orange given blue)

9 6.4 Find Probabilities of Compound Events Pg. 369, 6.4 #1-11


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