SOLUTION: Decide whether the events are independent or dependent. Explain your reasoning. 1. Selecting an ace from a deck of cards, replacing it, and then selecting an ace from the deck. 2

Question 799462: Decide whether the events are independent or dependent. Explain your reasoning.
1. Selecting an ace from a deck of cards, replacing it, and then selecting an ace from the deck.
2. The life span of Mark, a 55 year old man, is 10.2 years. The life span of Marisa, a 26 year old woman, is 50.4 years.
3. Studying for an exam and passing the exam.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Decide whether the events are independent or dependent. Explain your reasoning.
1. Selecting an ace from a deck of cards, replacing it, and then selecting an ace from the deck.
Ans: "replacing it" makes the events independent.
--------------------------------------------------------
2. The life span of Mark, a 55 year old man, is 10.2 years. The life span of Marisa, a 26 year old woman, is 50.4 years.
Ans: One event does not effect the other; the events are independent.
--------------------------------------------------------
3. Studying for an exam and passing the exam.
Ans: passing does depend on studying for the exam.
===============
Cheers,
Stan H.
===============

RELATED QUESTIONS
hi can someone help me please! thank you. Show all work please. Two cards are drawn... (answered by solver91311)

Someone help me please? Thank you , show all work please. Two cards are drawn from a... (answered by macston)

Find the probability of selecting an ace or a red card from a deck of cards. (answered by stanbon)

There are 26 red cards and 26 black cards in a standard deck of playing cards, for a... (answered by robertb)

1.) Let event A be the event of drawing a number greater than 6 (including Face Cards,... (answered by stanbon)

Help! Are the two events dependent or independent? Explain. a. Toss a dime, and... (answered by sudhanshu_kmr)

1. The probability that a salmon swims successfully through a dam is 0.85. Find the... (answered by math_tutor2020)

A card is drawn from a deck of cards and replaced. A second card is then drawn from the... (answered by solver91311)

INSTRUCTIONS:Determine whether the following individual events are independent or... (answered by stanbon)