Question: For each experiment, determine whether events A and B are independent or dependent. A coin is flipped. Then a number cube with sides labeledthroughis rolled.
For each experiment, determine whether events A and B are independent or dependent.
A coin is flipped. Then a number cube with sides labeledthroughis rolled.
Event A: The coin toss is heads.
Event B: The number cube roll is a .
A paper clip is randomly selected from a container with green clips and white clips and returned to the container. The paper clips are mixed. Then another random selection is made.
Event A: The first selection is a white paper clip.
Event B: The second selection is a green paper clip.
A box contains assorted chocolates. Some chocolates contain only nuts and the others contain only cherries. A chocolate is randomly selected and eaten. Then another random selection is made from the remaining chocolates.
Event A: The first selection contains nuts.
Event B: The second selection contains cherries.
A bag contains numbered marbles. A marble is randomly selected from the bag and put back. The marbles are mixed. Then another random selection is made.
Event A: The first selection is marble number .
Event B: The second selection is marble number .
A grocery shelf contains boxes of corn cereal and wheat cereal. Abdul randomly selects a box of cereal and puts it into his shopping cart. Then another random selection is made from the remaining boxes.
Event A: The first selection is a box of corn cereal.
Event B: The second selection is a box of wheat cereal.
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