Asked by Avery Williams

A lotion display includes a variety of tester bottles. Austin walks by and decides to sniff one of the tester bottles. Later on, Barbara passes the display and also decides to smell one of the lotions.

Are these two events dependent or independent?
A. Dependent
B. Independent

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A. Dependent

Explanation: Austin’s choice can change the situation Barbara faces (e.g., that particular tester may already be used or changed), so the outcome/probability of Barbara’s smelling a given bottle can depend on what Austin did.