Question

A drawer contains 3 red paperclips, 4 green paperclips, and 5 blue paperclips. One paperclip is taken from the drawer and then replaced. Another paperclip is taken from the drawer. Explain why this is an independent or a dependent event.
a.
Independent - the first paper clip is replaced, the sample space of 12 paperclips does not change from the first event to the second event
c.
Independent - the sample space changes from the first event to the second event
b.
Dependent - the 1st paper clip is replaced, the sample space of 12 paperclips does not change from the 1st event to the 2nd

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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