6. Probabilities of Mutually Exclusive Events
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Neither event affects the probability of the other, making them independent events.
Dependent or independent? Independent.
Probability: 361 or 2.8%
rolling a 2 on the first dieand
rolling a 3 on the second die. Since neither of these events affects the probability of the other, these are independent events. If two events are independent, then the probability of both occurring is the product of their individual probabilities.
P(A)=61, P(B)=61
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