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Are these events independent or dependent?

A. Picking two colored pencils out of a box.
B. Picking a number from a hat, putting it back and choosing a second number.

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Answer:

B is dependent and A is independent

Explanation:

dependent events depend on the outcome or occurrence of the first one. independent is the opposite. it doesn’t have an effect on another event occurring.

it can be kind of confusing but I hope this helped :)

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