One or more options correct
Two fair dice are thrown. Let be the event that the product of the numbers is even, the event that the sum is a multiple of , the event that the two numbers differ by exactly , and the event that the sum is . Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- A. and are independent
- B. and are independent
- C. and are independent
- D. and are independent
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Answer: A
Over the outcomes: (product odd only when both are odd, outcomes), , , . Then : sums with an even product; of the outcomes with sum divisible by exactly have an even product, giving , so A is true. : consecutive numbers always contain an even one, so ; B is false. since is not a multiple of , but , so C is false. : each of the outcomes with sum (one odd, one even number) has an even product, so ; D is false.
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