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Black Marble Points

S
Since E(black) = 0.24 and E(red) = 0.16, Seth should choose to play black marbles.
E
E(red) will be twice that of E(black), so Seth should choose to play red marbles.
S
Since E(red) = E(black), it is a fair game, so it doesn’t matter which color Seth chooses.
B
Both options will lose points because there are two ways to lose points and only one way to gain points. He should choose neither color.
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best

t
two or more events that have the same probabilities.
t
two or more events that do not have the same probabilities.
a
a group of events whose later outcomes are not affected by previous outcomes.
a
a group of events whose later outcomes are affected by previous outcomes.
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two

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P(A|C) =
Option P
P
P(C|B) =
Option P
P
P(A) =
Option P
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P(C) =
Option P
P
P(B|A) =
Option P
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Alejandro surveyed his classmates to determine who has ever gone surfing and who has ever gone snowboarding. Let A be the event that the person has gone surfing, and let B be the event that the person has gone snowboarding.

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A and B are independent events because P(A∣B) = P(A) = 0.16.
A
A and B are independent events because P(A∣B) = P(A) = 0.75.
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A and B are not independent events because P(A∣B) = 0.16 and P(A) = 0.75.
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A and B are not independent events because P(A∣B) = 0.75 and P(A) = 0.16.
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Brent’s after-school game club has 12 members from which a six-member team is created. Miguel’s after-school sports club has 10 members from which a six-member team is created.Which student’s club has more possible combinations for his six-member team?

A
Brent’s club has more possible team combinations because he has fewer members on each team than Miguel’s does.
B
Brent’s club has more possible team combinations because there are more members to choose from.
C
Miguel’s club has more possible team combinations because there are fewer members in his club.
D
Miguel’s club has more possible team combinations because he has more members on each team than Brent does.
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Which events are mutually exclusive? Select two options.

A
landing on a shaded portion and landing on an even number
B
landing on a shaded portion and landing on a number greater than 3
C
landing on a shaded portion and landing on a 3
D
landing on an unshaded portion and landing on an odd number
E
landing on an unshaded portion and landing on a number less than 2
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Aaron, Bob, and Charlotte are running a race. Which event would be considered dependent?

d
determining the chance that Bob comes in first or third
d
determining whose coach runs the stopwatch
d
determining which person begins on the inside lane
d
determining first, second, and third place runners

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