Question

Tell whether the events are independent or dependent. Explain.You throw the bowling ball at the pins.You have two throws to knock down ten pins.First throw:You knock down 6 pins.Second throw:You knock down 1 pin.

Answer 1

Given

You throw the bowling ball at the pins.You have two throws to knock down ten pins.

Procedure

The events are not independent. Before the first throw, there will be 10 pins to knockdown. Let the number of pins knocked down in the first throw is x.

In the second throw, there will not be 10 pins to knockdown. The number of pins to knockdown in the second throw depends on the number of pins being knocked down in the first throw. Hence, the number of pins to knockdown in the second throw is (10 - x). Thus, the events are dependent