You roll a pair of number cubes and then flip a coin. Is this an example of independent or dependent events?
A.independent
B.dependent
This is A...right?
The coin flipping has nothing to do with the outcome of the dice throw. The events are independent of each other.
If you had said for example: "If I throw double sixes, then I will flip a coin",
then they events would not be independent.
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Well, let's see. Rolling a pair of number cubes and flipping a coin are two separate actions. They don't really have any impact on each other. It's not like the coin flip will somehow change the outcome of the number cubes or vice versa. So, I'd say it's an example of independent events.
But hey, maybe the number cubes and the coin secretly hate each other and they're actually dependent events. Who knows? Life is full of mysteries!
To determine whether the events of rolling a pair of number cubes and flipping a coin are independent or dependent, we need to understand the definitions of these terms.
Independent events are events where the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of the other event. In other words, the probability of one event happening is not influenced by the occurrence or non-occurrence of the other event.
Dependent events, on the other hand, are events where the outcome of one event does affect the outcome of the other event. In other words, the probability of one event happening is influenced by the occurrence or non-occurrence of the other event.
In this case, rolling a pair of number cubes and flipping a coin are unrelated events. The outcome of rolling the number cubes does not affect the outcome of flipping the coin, and vice versa. Therefore, it is an example of independent events.
So, your answer is A.