A drawer contains three red marbles, four green marbles, and five blue marbles. One marble is taken from the drawer and then replaced. Another marble is taken from the drawer. What part of the model makes these independent events? The fact that the first marble was replaced. The fact that the first marble was not replaced. The model is dependent.

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Ashlynn Manning

23 October, 08:50

A drawer contains three red marbles, four green marbles, and five blue marbles. One marble is taken from the drawer and then replaced. Another marble is taken from the drawer. What part of the model makes these independent events? The fact that the first marble was replaced. The fact that the first marble was not replaced. The model is dependent.

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Joel Nash · Answer 1

The fact that the first marble was replaced.

Step-by-step explanation:

Independent means that the second part does not depend on what happens in the first part. When we put the marble back, we have the same conditions as before the marble was drawn, so it is independent