A survey asks teachers and students whether they would like the new school
mascot to be a pirate or a moose. This table shows the results.
Studentr
Teachers
Total
Pirates
75
5
80
Moose
15
15
30
Total
90
20
110
A person is randomly selected from those surveyed.
Are being a student and preferring "pirate" independent events? Why or why
not?
OA. Yes, they are independent because P(student) = 0.82 and
P(studentipirate) = 0.83.
OB. No, they are not independent because P(student) = 0.82 and
P(studentipirate) = 0.94.
O C. Yes, they are independent because P(student) = 0.82 and
P(studentipirate) 0.94.
OD. No, they are not independent because P(student) = 0.82 and
P(studentipirate)=0.83.