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Probability

Question
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One card is drawn at random from a pack of well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. In which of the following cases are the events E and F are independent?
E : “the card drawn is a spade”
F : “the card drawn is an ace”.

Solution

P(E) = P(the card drawn is spade) = 13 over 52 space equals space 1 fourth
P(F) = P (the card drawn is an ace) = 4 over 52 space equals 1 over 13
straight P left parenthesis straight E space intersection space straight F right parenthesis space equals space straight P left parenthesis card space drawn space is space straight a space spade space and space also space an space ace right parenthesis
                 equals space straight P left parenthesis card space drawn space is space an space ace space of space spade right parenthesis space equals space 1 over 52
Now,    straight P left parenthesis straight E right parenthesis cross times straight P left parenthesis straight F right parenthesis space equals 1 fourth cross times 1 over 13 space equals 1 over 52
therefore space space space space straight P left parenthesis straight E space intersection space straight F right parenthesis space equals space straight P left parenthesis straight E right parenthesis space cross times space straight P left parenthesis straight F right parenthesis
therefore space space space events space straight E space and space straight F space are space independent.

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