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Selected Response Item for Grade 8

Standard 5.0 Knowledge of Probability

Topic B. Theoretical Probability

Indicator 2. Determine the probability of a second event that is dependent on a first event of equally likely outcomes

Objective a. Express the probability as a fraction, a decimal, or a percent

Assessment limit: Use a sample space of no more than 60 outcomes

Sondra's candy jar contains 6 peppermint candies, 3 spearmint candies, and 3 wintergreen candies. The first candy Sondra randomly picks from the jar is wintergreen. It is not replaced.



What is the probability the second candy she randomly picks from the jar will also be wintergreen?


Correct Answer
D.
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