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You flip a coin and then roll a fair six-sided die. The coin lands heads-up and the die shows a one.
Independent
What does independent mean?
the first event does not change the second event (stand alone event)
What does dependent mean?
The first event changes the second event - has an affect
A bag contains eight red marbles and four blue marbles. You randomly pick a marble and then pick a second marble without returning the marbles to the bag
Dependent
A box of chocolates contains five milk chocolates, five dark chocolates, and five white chocolates. You randomly select and eat three chocolates.
Dependent
A cooler contains ten bottles of sports drink: four lemon-lime flavored, three orange flavored, and three fruit-punch flavored. Three times, you randomly grab a bottle, return the bottle to the cooler, and then mix up the bottles
Independent
Picking a starburst from the pack, eating it, and picking another.
Dependent
There are 2 math books and 3 science books on a shelf. You randomly grab a book and pass it to your friend and then grab a second book
Dependent
You have a container with 6 red, 9 blue, 4 grey, and 7 purple paper clips. You need 3 paper clips to hold your paper together. You get a 2 blue and a purple.
Dependent
You spin a spinner with 8 equal sections twice and land on an even number both times.
Independent
