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Which situation shows independent events?








A

Kim randomly chooses a word out of the dictionary. Then, she randomly chooses a word from the dictionary again.








B

Tim picks a marble at random and does not put it back. Then he picks another marble at random.







C

A teacher needs two different volunteers. She randomly selects a girl. Then she randomly selects another girl.








D

A group of friends is drawing names for a gift exchange. Anthony chooses and then Bernice chooses next.

Verified Answer :

it is probably either A or B

Independent events mean two events is individualistic and does not effect of the second event. For example, A and B are independent. A happened and does not affect the prospect of B occurring. 

The answer is A because she's choosing different words. B, C, and D affect the second outgoing.

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