standard_description: Recognize and explain the concepts of conditional probability and independence in everyday language and everyday situations. For example, compare the chance of having lung cancer if you are a smoker with the chance of being a smoker if you have lung cancer.
problem_activity: Task
Cecil has two six-sided dice, a red one and a white one.
If Cecil throws the two dice, what is the probability that the red die is a 1?  What is the probability that the sum of the dice is 7?
Are the two events described part (a) independent?  Explain.
What is the probability that the red die is a 2?
What is the probability that the sum of the two dice is 10?
Are the two events described in part (c) independent?  Explain.


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