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Determine if events A and B are independent.

P(A) = 9/20 P(B) = 7/10 P(A and B) = 63/200
A) Dependent B) Independent


P(A) = 7/10 P(B) = 7/10 P(A and B) = 21/40
A) Independent B) Dependent

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Answer:

Independent

Dependent

Explanation:

Two events are independent of each other when you can mulitply them and get their intersect

we can can see that

9/20*7/10= 63/200 so these events are independent

For number 2

7/10*7/10≠ 21/40 so these events are dependent

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