For each experiment, determine whether events A and B are independent or dependent. Experiment Events Independent Dependent A hat contains slips of paper with the names of boys and girls in a class. A name is randomly selected and returned to the hat. The slips of paper are mixed. Then another random selection is made. Event A: The first selection is a boy. Event B: The second selection is a girl. A bag contains green marbles and orange marbles. A marble is randomly selected from the bag and set aside. Then another random selection is made from the remaining marbles. Event A: The first selection is a green marble. Event B: The second selection is an orange marble. A deck contains 8 cards labeled 1 through 8 . A card is randomly selected and returned to the deck. The deck is shuffled. Then another random selection is made. Event A: The first selection is a 3 . Event B: The second selection is a 4 . A family has two children. Event A: The older child is a girl. Event B: Both children are girls. A number cube with sides labeled 1 through 6 is rolled twice. Event A: The first roll is a 2 . Event B: The second roll is a 6 .
For each experiment, determine whether events A and B are independent or dependent. Experiment Events Independent Dependent A hat contains slips of paper with the names of boys and girls in a class. A name is randomly selected and returned to the hat. The slips of paper are mixed. Then another random selection is made. Event A: The first selection is a boy. Event B: The second selection is a girl. A bag contains green marbles and orange marbles. A marble is randomly selected from the bag and set aside. Then another random selection is made from the remaining marbles. Event A: The first selection is a green marble. Event B: The second selection is an orange marble. A deck contains 8 cards labeled 1 through 8 . A card is randomly selected and returned to the deck. The deck is shuffled. Then another random selection is made. Event A: The first selection is a 3 . Event B: The second selection is a 4 . A family has two children. Event A: The older child is a girl. Event B: Both children are girls. A number cube with sides labeled 1 through 6 is rolled twice. Event A: The first roll is a 2 . Event B: The second roll is a 6 .
Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
Problem 2C
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For each experiment, determine whether events A and B are independent or dependent.
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Experiment
Events
Independent
Dependent
A hat contains slips of paper with the names of boys and girls in a class. A name is randomly selected and returned to the hat. The slips of paper are mixed. Then another random selection is made.
Event B: The second selection is a girl.
A bag contains green marbles and orange marbles. A marble is randomly selected from the bag and set aside. Then another random selection is made from the remaining marbles.
Event A: The first selection is a green marble.
Event B: The second selection is an orange marble.
A deck contains
8
1
8
Event A: The first selection is a
3
Event B: The second selection is a
4
A family has two children.
Event A: The older child is a girl.
Event B: Both children are girls.
A number cube with sides labeled
1
6
Event A: The first roll is a
2
Event B: The second roll is a
6
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