A bag contains 5 green marbles, 8 blue marbles, and 6 red marbles. Let's call the event A "Drawing a green marble" and event B "Drawing a red marble". a) Are the events A and B mutually exclusive? ________________ b) Are the events A and B independent if the first marble is replaced before the second draw? ____________________ c) Are the events A and B independent if the first marble is not replaced before the second draw? _____________________

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A bag contains 5 green marbles, 8 blue marbles, and 6 red marbles. Let's call the event A "Drawing a green marble" and event B "Drawing a red marble".

a) Are the events A and B mutually exclusive?

________________

b) Are the events A and B independent if the first marble is replaced before the second draw?

____________________

c) Are the events A and B independent if the first marble is not replaced before the second draw?

_____________________

d) If one marble is drawn from the bag, what is the probability of drawing a red marble and a green marble (on the same draw)?

___________________

e) If one marble is drawn from the bag and replaced, then another marble is drawn, what is the probability of drawing a red marble then a green marble?

_____________________

f) If one marble is drawn from the bag and not replaced, then another marble is drawn, what is the probability of drawing a red marble then a green marble?

________________

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