Question

The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 are written on identical cards and placed in a bag. A card is selected at random from the bag. Let A be the event "an even number is chosen: and let B be the event "a square number is chosen." Are events A and B independent?

Answer 1

NOT independent.

Explanation:

If we have the numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6 and we want to know how these events are related:

Two events A and B are said to be independent if the fact that one event has occurred does not affect the probability that the other event will occur. Since the events have in common the number 4, they are NOT independent.