Determine whether the event described is independent or not, then explain why.      A cube is drawn from a box with 7 of them and is colored yellow and placed next to the box. Next a brown cube is drawn from the same box and placed next to the yellow one. (The objects are solid colored.) Choose:        Independent Not Independent Explain

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Determine whether the event described is independent or not, then explain why.
     A cube is drawn from a box with 7 of them and is colored yellow and placed next to the box. Next a brown cube is drawn from the same box and placed next to the yellow one. (The objects are solid colored.)
Choose:       

  • Independent
  • Not Independent

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Events A and B are said to be independent events if the probability that A occurs does not affect the probability that B occurs.


Events A and B are said to be dependent events if the probability that A occurs in some way changes the probability that B occurs.

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