1.   If the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of the other event, then the events are called ______.
    A. complex events B. mutual events
    C. independent events D. dependent events
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  2.   On a particular January day in Fargo, North Dakota, the probability of snow for Monday is 50% and for Tuesday is 70%. Find the probability that it will snow on either Monday or Tuesday in Fargo.
    A. 50% B. 60%
    C. 100% D. 85%
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  3.   Events that consist of two or more simple events that are connected by the words and or or are _______.
    A. mutually exclusive B. simple
    C. compound D. inclusive
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  4.   If you spin two spinners numbered one through ten, what is the probability of spinning a 2 the first one and an odd number the second?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  5.   If you have a bag of marbles with 3 red, 4 blue, and 2 green marbles and choose a marble from the bag, what is the probability that you choose either a green or blue marble?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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