Conditional probability, from outcomes or from a two-way table, and what it says about independence
Grade 10 Math Worksheet

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Two-way table of students
Grade 7 Grade 8 Total Likes music 18 12 30 Likes art 14 21 35 Total 32 33 65 Bo surveyed students about favorite classes. A student who likes art class is picked at random. What is the chance the student is in grade 7, in simplest form?
Kira rolls two fair number cubes in a board game. Given that the two rolls add to 8, what is the chance a roll shows 3, in simplest form?
HHHH, HHHT, HHTH, HHTT, HTHH, HTHT, HTTH, HTTT, THHH, THHT, THTH, THTT, TTHH, TTHT, TTTH, TTTT. Luz flips four fair coins. Given that at least three coins show heads, what is the chance the first coin shows heads, in simplest form?
Two-way table of students
Reads daily Reads weekly Total Has a library card 16 14 30 No card 4 6 10 Total 20 20 40 Noah made this table for the newsletter. One of the 40 students is picked at random. What is the chance the student has a library card and reads every day, in simplest form?
Pia made this table for the newsletter. One of the 50 students is picked at random. What is the chance the student plays inside at recess and is in grade 7, in simplest form?
Two-way table of seeds
Sprouted Did not sprout Total Watered daily 27 3 30 Watered weekly 12 18 30 Total 39 21 60 Ren made this table for the newsletter. One of the 60 seeds is picked at random. What is the chance it was watered daily and sprouted, in simplest form?
Two-way table of students
Wants a field trip Wants a movie day Total Grade 6 14 6 20 Grade 7 16 12 28 Total 30 18 48 Tala made this table for a class project. One of the 48 students is picked at random. What is the chance the student wants a field trip, in simplest form?
Zee made this table for a class project. One of the 50 students is picked at random. What is the chance the student is an only child, in simplest form?
Two-way table of tiles
Square Triangle Total Red 9 5 14 Blue 12 10 22 Total 21 15 36 Ari made this table for a class project. One of the 36 tiles is picked at random. What is the chance it is a triangle, in simplest form?
Two-way table of students
Plays piano No piano Total Sings in choir 9 6 15 No choir 9 21 30 Total 18 27 45 Kira surveyed students for the school paper. Does knowing that a student sings in choir change the chance that the student plays piano?
- Yes: P(Plays piano | Sings in choir) = 3/5, but P(Plays piano) = 2/5
- No: P(Plays piano) = 2/5 is less than 1
- No: "Sings in choir" and "Plays piano" are about different things
- No: 9 in each row play piano

