Independent Events (10.8.3)

Question 1

• Probability is defined as the ratio of the number of ways an event can be successful divided by the total number of possible outcomes.

Answer 1

• Probability is defined as the ratio of the number of ways an event can be successful divided by the total number of possible outcomes.

Question 2

• Events are independent events when the occurrence of one event does not change the probability that the other event will occur. For example, tossing a coin and tossing a coin a second time are independent events because the result of the first toss cannot affect the result of the second toss.

Answer 2

• Events are independent events when the occurrence of one event does not change the probability that the other event will occur. For example, tossing a coin and tossing a coin a second time are independent events because the result of the first toss cannot affect the result of the second toss.