Answer:
Choice A
1/17; no, they are dependent events
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Explanation:
There are 13 spades and 52 cards total. So 13/52 = 1/4 is the probability of drawing one spade
If we do not replace the card we pull out, then the probability of another spade is 12/51 since there are 12 spades left out of 51 total.
Multiply the fractions 1/4 and 12/51 to get
(1/4)*(12/51) = (1*12)/(4*51) = 12/204 = 1/17
The two events are not independent because the second event (pulling out a second spade) depends entirely on what happens in the first event (pulling out a first spade). The fact that the probability is altered indicates we have dependent events.
You can find that out by first putting two equations in slope-intercept form y=mx+b by solving for y.
3y - x = 2
3y = x+2
y = (1/3)x + 2/3
9y = 3x + 6
y = (3/9)x + 6/9
y = (1/3)x + 2/3
They are the same line as you can see in the final step.
Since the two lines are the same line, (they "coincide") they are coincident.
Coincident means there are an infinite number of solutions, and since they are the same line, there are an infinite number of solutions.
48 centimeters is the answer