NJSLA Algebra I Conditional Probability and the Rules of Probability. Practice it free.

Understand independence and conditional probability and use them to interpret data; use the rules of probability to compute probabilities of compound events in a uniform probability model. This Algebra I reporting domain maps to 1 practice skill and 8 representative questions from the playable bank.

Algebra IS-CP1 mapped skills
What the test measures

Conditional Probability and the Rules of Probability skills

  1. S-CP.A.1 Describe events as subsets of a sample space

  2. S-CP.A.2 Understand independence and conditional probability and use them to interpret data

  3. S-CP.B.3 Understand the conditional probability of A given B as P(A and B)/P(B)

  4. S-CP.B.4 Construct and interpret two-way frequency tables of data when two categories are associated with each object being classified

  5. S-CP.B.5 Recognize and explain the concepts of conditional probability and independence in everyday language and everyday situations

  6. S-CP.B.6 Find the conditional probability of A given B as the fraction of B's outcomes that also belong to A

  7. S-CP.B.7 Apply the Addition Rule, P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B), and interpret the rule in terms of events

  8. S-CP.B.8 Apply the rules of probability to determine probabilities of compound events in a uniform probability model

Standards basis

New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Mathematics (NJSLS-M), aligned to Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSS-M) — New Jersey

How the NJSLA reports it

NJSLA math is built on the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Mathematics, which closely follow the Common Core domain structure and progressions. The assessment is organized by grade-level and end-of-course reporting aligned to those standards rather than by a separate proprietary framework.

Blueprint & weighting

NJDOE publishes statewide assessment administration information and grade/course coverage, but no official public math-domain weighting blueprint was located in the retrieved primary materials.

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Practice playeasy

In a class of 2020 students, 1212 students bring lunch from home, and 44 of those students also bring a reusable water bottle. If a student who brings lunch from home is selected at random, what is the probability that the student also brings a reusable water bottle?

Restrict to the 1212 students who bring lunch from home. 44 of them also bring a bottle, so P(bottlelunch from home)=412=13.P(\text{bottle} \mid \text{lunch from home}) = \dfrac{4}{12} = \dfrac{1}{3}\textsf{.}

Practice playeasy

The letters of the word BANANA are placed in a bag. Two letters are selected one at a time without replacement. What is the probability of drawing an A and then an N?

The word BANANA has 66 letters with 33 A's and 22 N's. P(A first)=36P(\text{A first}) = \dfrac{3}{6} and P(N secondA first)=25P(\text{N second} \mid \text{A first}) = \dfrac{2}{5}, so P(A then N)=36×25=15.P(\text{A then N}) = \dfrac{3}{6} \times \dfrac{2}{5} = \dfrac{1}{5}\textsf{.}

Practice playeasy

The letters of the word STRAWBERRY are placed in a bag. Two letters are selected one at a time without replacement. What is the probability of drawing an R and then another R?

The word STRAWBERRY has 1010 letters with 33 R's. P(R first)=310P(\text{R first}) = \dfrac{3}{10} and P(R secondR first)=29P(\text{R second} \mid \text{R first}) = \dfrac{2}{9}, so P(R then R)=310×29=115.P(\text{R then R}) = \dfrac{3}{10} \times \dfrac{2}{9} = \dfrac{1}{15}\textsf{.}

Practice playmedium

The letters of the word TOMORROW are placed in a bag. Two letters are selected one at a time without replacement. What is the probability of drawing an R and then a T?

The word TOMORROW has 88 letters with 22 R's and 11 T. P(R first)=28P(\text{R first}) = \dfrac{2}{8} and P(T secondR first)=17P(\text{T second} \mid \text{R first}) = \dfrac{1}{7}, so P(R then T)=28×17=128.P(\text{R then T}) = \dfrac{2}{8} \times \dfrac{1}{7} = \dfrac{1}{28}\textsf{.}

Practice playmedium

The letters of the word COLOR are placed in a bag. Two letters are selected one at a time without replacement. What is the probability of drawing an O and then another O?

The word COLOR has 55 letters with 22 O's. P(O first)=25P(\text{O first}) = \dfrac{2}{5} and P(O secondO first)=14P(\text{O second} \mid \text{O first}) = \dfrac{1}{4}, so P(O then O)=25×14=110.P(\text{O then O}) = \dfrac{2}{5} \times \dfrac{1}{4} = \dfrac{1}{10}\textsf{.}

Practice playmedium

The letters of the word MISSISSIPPI are placed in a bag. Two letters are selected one at a time without replacement. What is the probability of drawing an S and then another S?

The word MISSISSIPPI has 1111 letters with 44 S's. P(S first)=411P(\text{S first}) = \dfrac{4}{11} and P(S secondS first)=310P(\text{S second} \mid \text{S first}) = \dfrac{3}{10}, so P(S then S)=411×310=655.P(\text{S then S}) = \dfrac{4}{11} \times \dfrac{3}{10} = \dfrac{6}{55}\textsf{.}

Practice playmedium

A bag contains 66 red marbles and 44 white marbles. Two marbles are drawn one at a time without replacement. The first marble drawn is red. What is the probability that the second marble is white?

After one red marble is removed, 44 white marbles remain out of 99 marbles in the bag. So P(second whitefirst red)=49.P(\text{second white} \mid \text{first red}) = \dfrac{4}{9}\textsf{.}

Practice playmedium

A bag contains 44 black marbles and 66 white marbles. Two marbles are drawn one at a time without replacement. The first marble drawn is black. What is the probability that the second marble is also black?

After one black marble is removed, 33 black marbles remain out of 99 marbles in the bag. So P(second blackfirst black)=39=13.P(\text{second black} \mid \text{first black}) = \dfrac{3}{9} = \dfrac{1}{3}\textsf{.}

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