Tyler randomly pulls a colored marble from a bag of mixed colored marbles. He puts the marble back in the bag. He then pulls out another marble at random.

Are these events dependent or independent?

A.
dependent

B.
independent

Question

Tyler randomly pulls a colored marble from a bag of mixed colored marbles. He puts the marble back in the bag. He then pulls out another marble at random. 

Are these events dependent or independent?
 
 A.
dependent
 
 B.
independent

anonymous · Answer

b?

kropot72 · Answer

Is Tyler's choice on his second selection affected in any way by the result of his first selection?

anonymous · Answer

b?

kropot72 · Answer

The outcome of the second selection is not affected in any way by the outcome of the first selection. Therefore the events are independent.