Welcome to Westonci.ca, where your questions are met with accurate answers from a community of experts and enthusiasts. Our Q&A platform provides quick and trustworthy answers to your questions from experienced professionals in different areas of expertise. Join our Q&A platform to connect with experts dedicated to providing accurate answers to your questions in various fields.


A jewel case contains 7 white gems, 5 green gems, and 3 blue gems. Gems are selected at random. Explain why
the events picking a green gem and then another green gem without replacement are dependent. Then, identify
the probability.

A.) P(green) is the same when it is known that a green gem has been picked already.
P(green and green) = 4/45

B.) Pgreen) is different when it is known that a green gem has been picked already.
P(green and green) = 2/21

C.) P(green) is different when it is known that a green gem has been picked already.
P(green and green) = 5/42

D.) Pgreen) is the same when it is known that a green gem has been picked already.
P(green and green) = 1/9