SOLUTION: A box contains 4 white ribbons and 8 pink ribbons. Determine whether the events of picking a white ribbon and then another white ribbon without replacement are independent or depen

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Question 985507: A box contains 4 white ribbons and 8 pink ribbons. Determine whether the events of picking a white ribbon and then another white ribbon without replacement are independent or dependent. Then identify the indicated probability.
Options:
independent; 1/11
dependent; 1/12
dependent; 1/11
independent; 1/12

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Without replacement removes independence
It is (4/12)*(3/11)=(1/11)
It is the third choice.