Which of the following in an example of a dependent event?
1)Trisha rolls a 2 on a normal die, numbered 1 through 6, and then she rolls a 5 on her second roll of the die.
2)Cindy has a box with 3 white marbles and 3 black marbles in it. She first picks a white marble from the box. Without replacing that marble, she then picks another white marble from the box and then a black marble from the box.
3)Michael chooses a piece of grape flavored candy from a jar, and then he tosses a penny, which lands on tails after the coin toss.
4)Benjamin chooses a 4 from a deck of cards, replaces it, and th

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Which of the following in an example of a dependent event?
1)Trisha rolls a 2 on a normal die, numbered 1 through 6, and then she rolls a 5 on her second roll of the die.
2)Cindy has a box with 3 white marbles and 3 black marbles in it. She first picks a white marble from the box. Without replacing that marble, she then picks another white marble from the box and then a black marble from the box.
3)Michael chooses a piece of grape flavored candy from a jar, and then he tosses a penny, which lands on tails after the coin toss.
4)Benjamin chooses a 4 from a deck of cards, replaces it, and th

kropot72 · Answer

With reference to choice 2) do you think that the results of the second and third selections of marbles have some dependency on the previous selection(s)?