document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1121848>Question 1121848</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine whether the events in the following situations are independent:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. In a normal 52 card deck pick one card at random. Let E be the event that the selected card is an<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ace and let F be the event that it is a spade.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. Two fair coins are flipped. Let E be the event that the first coin lands heads. Let F be the event<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that the second lands tails.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. Suppose two fair dice are tossed. Let E denote the event that the sum of the dice is 7 and let F<BR>\n" );
document.write( "denote the event that the first die equals 4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #737843 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=737843\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is independent, for if the card picked is an Ace, there is no information given as to the suit.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Independent.  One coin doesn't affect the other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sum of the dice is 7 does not give information about the first die.  It could be any number. Independent. </SPAN>\n" );
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