Independent probability is when one event doesn’t affect another event. For example, picking bowling after choosing skating is independent because the first choice doesn't change the chances of the second choice. If the movie outing is selected first and not replaced, that leaves 3 activities left (bowling, skating, and arcade), so there are 3 possible events for the remaining Saturdays of the month!
Your parents allow you to have an outing with your friends every Saturday of the month. You select the movies, bowling, skating, and the arcade as your activities for this month and put them on slips of paper in a jar to randomly select. In 3 sentences, in a 4th grader’s response describe the independent and dependent probabilities, then determine how many possible events you could have for the month if the movie outing is selected first and not replaced. (4 points)
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