Suppose that among the 6,000 students at a high school, 1,500 are taking honors courses and 1,800 prefer watching basketball to watching football. If 450 students are both taking honors courses and prefer basketball to football, are the events "taking honors courses" and "preferring basketball" independent? No, because StartFraction 1500 Over 6000 EndFraction not-equals StartFraction 1800 Over 6000 EndFraction Yes, because StartFraction 450 Over 1500 EndFraction not-equals StartFraction 450 Over 1800 EndFraction No, because (1,500)(1,800) ≠ 450. Yes, because (StartFraction 1500 Over 6000 EndFraction) (StartFraction 1800 Over 6000 EndFraction) = StartFraction 450 Over 6000 EndFraction.

Given:

Total students = 6,000

Students taking honors courses = 1,500

Students preferring basketball = 1,800

Students in both = 450

To find:

Whether the two events "taking honors courses" and "preferring basketball" are independent or not?

Solution:

Let as consider the following events.

A : Taking honors courses

B : Preferring basketball

: Both

We know that,

Using this formula, we get

Two evens are independent if

Now,

So, the events A and B are intendent because

Therefore, the correct option is D.

0.16 or 16%

step-by-step explanation:

lets take a coin for example.

if you toss it twice, it has a 1/4 chance of landing on heads both times because 1/2 * 1/2 is 1/4.

with the cards, the chance of picking dog is 0.4. having two people pick one is like picking a card twice in a row. so 0.4 * 0.4 is 0.16, or 16%