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Eliana and Steven each spin a spinner with 6 different colors on it. Eliana spins and it lands on orange. Steven spins and it lands on green. Are these two events dependent or independent? dependent independent Submit​

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Answer:

Independent

Explanation:

Spins on a spinner are always independent because one spin does NOT affect the next. The probability of spinning a red on a spinner with equal sections of red, green, blue , yellow, then spinning it again and getting red again!

User Rudresh Narwal
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Answer:

Independent

Explanation:

They are both spinning it on their own

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