While selecting a gift, girls want to ensure that they do not buy the same gift. Examine whether the events of selecting gifts by two girls are dependent or independent?

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While selecting a gift, girls want to ensure that they do not buy the same gift. Examine whether the events of selecting gifts by two girls are dependent or independent?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-18T06:31:08

The two events are dependent events.

Explanation:

Assume there are #n# options are available for selection of one gift. As the girls want to ensure that they do not buy the same gift, if girl opting to select first selects a particular gift out of #n# options, second girl has to select from remaining #(n-1)# options.

Hence, the two events are dependent.

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While selecting a gift, girls want to ensure that they do not buy the same gift. Examine whether the events of selecting gifts by two girls are dependent or independent?

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