An urn holds 30 green marbles and 40 red marbles. Two marbles are drawn (without replacement). Let A be the event that the first marble is red. Let B be the event that the second marble is red. Are the events A and B independent? Prove it or explain why not.

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9. An urn holds 30 green marbles and 40 red marbles. Two marbles are drawn (without replacement). Let A be
the event that the first marble is red. Let B be the event that the second marble is red. Are the events A and B
independent? Prove it or explain why not.

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