Question

Which of the following are independent pairs of events? Check all that apply.

A.Flipping two coins and having one show a head and the other show a head
B.Being sneezed on and catching a cold
C.When rolling a pair of dice, getting a total of 6 and having one die show a 3
D.Rolling a 4 on one die and rolling a 2 on another die
E.Seeing clouds and winning the lottery,

Answer 1

The best answer for these question would be:

A. Flipping two coins and having one show a head and the other show a head

D. Rolling a 4 on one die and rolling a 2 on another die

E. Seeing clouds and winning the lottery

Independent events in math means that the first situation does not affect the other variable. It is generally the individual probability that will happen to the solution. Which means that you have to determine whether the first situation will be affected on the second events that will happen. While the dependent events, have the opposite effect.