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

Answer Key - Grade 10 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

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1. 1.

   For a random student in Luz's club, P(sport) = 3/5 and P(sport and instrument) = 1/4. Given sport, what is the chance of instrument, in simplest form?

   5/12
2. 2.

   For a random student in Milo's club, P(pet) = 2/3 and P(pet and garden) = 1/6. Given pet, what is the chance of garden, in simplest form?

   1/4
3. 3.

   For a random student in Noah's club, P(bike) = 5/8 and P(bike and helmet) = 3/10. Given bike, what is the chance of helmet, in simplest form?

   12/25

4. Read this first

   Two-way table of students, counts only (no totals)

   	Grade 9	Grade 10
   Swims	13	17
   Does not swim	22	8

5. 4.

   Pia asked students about the swim unit. A student who is in grade 10 is picked at random. What is the chance the student swims, in simplest form?

   17/25
6. 5.

   Tala asked students how they get around. A student who lives far from school is picked at random. What is the chance the student owns no scooter, in simplest form?

   19/25

7. Two-way table of students, counts only

   	Joins the club	Does not join
   Ninth grade	4	8
   Tenth grade	6	empty

8. 6.

   Zee's table of students has one empty cell. What number in the empty cell makes joining the club independent of the grade?

   12

9. Two-way table of plants, counts only

   	Flowered	Did not flower
   Sunny window	14	21
   Shady shelf	8	empty

10. 7.

    Ari's table of plants has one empty cell. What number in the empty cell makes flowering independent of the spot?

    12

11. Two-way table of students, counts only

    	Passed the swim test	Not yet
    Morning class	12	4
    Afternoon class	15	empty

12. 8.

    Bo's table of students has one empty cell. What number in the empty cell makes passing the swim test independent of the class time?

    5
13. 9.

    For a random student at Esme's school, P(walks to school) = 1/3, P(has a pet) = 3/5 and P(both) = 1/5. Are the two events independent?

    • No: P(A) = 1/3 is not the same as P(B) = 3/5
    • Yes: 1/3 × 3/5 = 1/5
    • No: 1/3 + 3/5 = 14/15, not 1/5
    • No: 1/5 is less than both chances
14. 10.

    For a random student at Kira's school, P(eats lunch at school) = 3/5, P(is in band) = 1/4 and P(both) = 3/20. Are the two events independent?

    • Yes: 3/5 × 1/4 = 3/20
    • No: 3/5 + 1/4 = 17/20, not 3/20
    • No: P(A) = 3/5 is not the same as P(B) = 1/4
    • No: 3/20 is less than both chances