Question

Suppose a jar contains 11 dimes, 21 nickels, and 12 pennies. Barbie selects a coin and puts it back in the jar and then Darren selects a coin from the jar. Is this a set of independent or dependent events?

Answer 1

Independent

Explanation:

Barbie selecting a coin and putting it back in has no effect on Darren selecting a coin from the jar, as the numbers of each coin never changed. So, both events are independent with neither relying on the other.