please help For kids entering a carnival the probability of eating cotton candy

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For kids entering a carnival the probability of eating cotton candy is 40. The probability going on a ride 80. The probability of cotton candy and a ride is 20. Cotton Candy and Rides are examples of: a. Mutually exclusive and independent b. Dependent events c. Mutually exclusive events d. Mutually exclusive and dependent events e. Independent events An experiment consists of three steps. In the first step you need to select one out of 4 possibilities. In the second step you need to select 6 out of 9 possibilities the order that you select them in doesn't matter) in the third step, you need to select 2 out of 5 possibilities (the order does matter for this third step) How many total outcomes are possible?

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P(cotton candy) x P(ride) = 0.8x0.4 = 0.32

p(cotton candy and ride) = 0.2

Since these two are not equal, its dependent

Since the fraction of kids eating cotton candy and going on a ride is not 0, the events are not mutually exclusive.

So, the answer is

b. Dependent events

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