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1) A basket contains four apples and four

peaches. You randomly select a piece of

fruit and then return it to the basket. Then

you randomly select another piece of fruit.

Both pieces of fruit are apples.

Are the events independent or dependent?

What is the probability?

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Mathematics

Micah Cobb

20 February, 00:12

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1) A basket contains four apples and four

peaches. You randomly select a piece of

fruit and then return it to the basket. Then

you randomly select another piece of fruit.

Both pieces of fruit are apples.

Are the events independent or dependent?

What is the probability?

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Answers (1)

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Zachary Massey · Answer 1

independent and 1/4

Step-by-step explanation:

it is independent because you replaced and that still kept the total outcomes.

1/2 times 1/2 which is 1/4

11) A basket contains four apples and fourpeaches. You randomly select a piece offruit and then return it to the basket. Thenyou randomly select another piece of fruit.Both pieces of fruit are apples.Are the events independent or dependent?What is the probability?

1

1) A basket contains four apples and four

peaches. You randomly select a piece of

fruit and then return it to the basket. Then

you randomly select another piece of fruit.

Both pieces of fruit are apples.

Are the events independent or dependent?

What is the probability?