Question

Which of the following is an example of dependent events?A. Rolling a 6 on the first of two number cubes and getting a total of12 on the two rollsB. Seeing a red car and catching a coldC. Getting heads from a coin toss and drawing a queen from a standard deck of cardsD. Playing the tuba and getting a hole in your sock

Answer 1

Dependent events are two events in which the outcome of one is dependent on the outcome of the other. Looking at the given option,

seeing a red car does not have any effect on catching a cold

Getting heads from a coin toss and drawing a queen from a standard deck of cards

are independent events

A tuba is played with the mouth so, it is impossible to get a hole in your sock. They are independent

Thus, the correct option is

A. Rolling a 6 on the first of two number cubes and getting a total of 12 on the two rolls. Getting a total of 12 is dependent on the outcomes of the two rolls