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Exercises: Understand Independence Through the Product Rule

Work through each section in order. For independence tests, compute $P(A)$, $P(B)$, and $P(A \text{ and } B)$, then compare $P(A \text{ and } B)$ to the product $P(A) \cdot P(B)$. For explanation problems, write in complete sentences.

Grade 10·21 problems·~35 min·Common Core Math - HS Statistics and Probability·group·hss-cp-a-2
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Warm-Up: Probability Foundations

These problems review skills you already know.

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A fair coin is flipped twice. Listing the sample space {HH,HT,TH,TT}\{HH, HT, TH, TT\}, what is P(both heads)P(\text{both heads})? Express your answer as a fraction.