A company sells machine tools to two firms in a certain city. In 50% of the years it makes a sale to the first firm, in 90% of the years it makes a sale to the second firm, and in 45% of the years it makes a sale to both. Are the events "a sale to the first firm" and "a sale to the second firm" independent?

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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A company sells machine tools to two firms in a certain city. In 50% of the years it makes a sale to the first firm, in 90% of the years it makes a sale to the second firm, and in 45% of the years it makes a sale to both. Are the events "a sale to the first firm" and "a sale to the second firm" independent?

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