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Transcribed Image Text:Activity: Which events are independent?
Determine whether the events are independent or dependent. Then, find the probability.
1. A toy box contains 12 toys, 8 stuffed animals, and 3 board games. Maria randomly chooses 2
toys for the child she is babysitting to play with. What is the probability that she chose 2
stuffed animals as the first two choices?
2. A basket contains 6 apples, 5 bananas, 4 oranges, and 5 guavas. Dominic randomly chooses
one piece of fruit, eats it, and chooses another piece of fruit. What is the probability that he
chose a banana and then an apple? 3. Nick has 4 black pens, 3 blue pens, and 2 red pens in
his school bag. Nick randomly picks two pens out of his school bag. What is the probability
that Nick chose two blue pens, if he replaced the first pen back in his pocket before choosing
a second pen?
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