A bag contains some red-colored and some blue-colored marbles. First a red-colored marble is drawn and then, without replacing the first marble, a blue-colored marble is drawn.

Question

A bag contains some red-colored and some blue-colored marbles.  First a red-colored marble is drawn and then, without replacing the first marble, a blue-colored marble is drawn.

Are the two events dependent or independent?

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Responses

Dependent
Dependent

Independent

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The two events are **dependent**. When the first marble (a red-colored one) is drawn, it affects the total number of marbles left in the bag and the composition of the remaining marbles. Therefore, the outcome of the first event influences the outcome of the second event (drawing a blue marble).