AP BIOLOGY

HEREDITY

BASICS OF PROBABILITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Is the event INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?You have a jar with 24 pieces of chocolate candy and 14 pieces of orange candy. We take one piece of candy at random from the jar, put it back, and then take a second piece of candy at random from the jar.
A
Independent
B
Dependent
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Whereas independent events are the events in which the second event is independent of the first event so probability of second event doesn’t depends on the first event i.e. when two events are independent. you have a jar with 24 pieces of chocolate candy and 14 pieces of orange candy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Independent Events: the probability of one event DOES NOT effect the probability of a 2nd event. Dependent Events: the probability of one event DOES effect the probability of a 2nd event.

Detailed explanation-3: -The answer to is question is 4/3.

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