Question

Will give out medals. Which situation shows independent events?

Answer 1

A.
Sarah randomly picks a sock from her drawer. She puts the sock on. Then Sarah randomly picks another sock from the same drawer.

B.
Amy randomly picks a box of cereal from a variety pack and eats the cereal. Then Chris randomly picks a box from the pack.

C.
Nathan picks a game piece for monopoly without looking. Michelle randomly picks one of the remaining game pieces.

D.
Brandon and Jordan roll a number cube to decide who will play a game first. Brandon rolls a 4. Then Jordan rolls a 6.

Answer 2

uno.

Answer 3

It asked independent. the first one is the only one being done independently

Answer 4

The trick here is that the first three appear to be independent, but withdrawing of an item from a limited set makes the next withdrawal not independent of the first. Rolling the number cube twice is independent events.