Independent or Dependent Event: You flip a coin twice. The first flip lands heads–up and the second flip land tails–up.

Question

A.
Dependent

B.
Independent

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. Independent.

Flipping a coin is an independent event because the outcome of one flip does not affect the outcome of the other flip. Each flip has no influence on the other, so whether the first flip is heads or tails does not change the probability of the second flip being heads or tails.