Question

which scenario depicts two independent events?
the school play opens tonight and it is raining.
neva is hungry and she buys a snack from the concession stand.
ari chooses a partner for a group project and then ezekial chooses a partner from the remaining classmates.
luka paints during school and he stains his shirt.

Explanation:

• Independent events are events where the occurrence of one event does not affect the probability of the occurrence of the other event.
• For "The school play opens tonight and it is raining": The opening of the school play and the occurrence of rain have no causal or probability - affecting relationship. One event (play opening) does not influence the other (rain).
• For "Neva is hungry and she buys a snack from the concession stand": Her hunger (a state) is likely to cause her to buy a snack. So, these are not independent events.
• For "Ari chooses a partner for a group project and then Ezekial chooses a partner from the remaining classmates": Ari's choice affects the pool of available partners for Ezekial. So, these are not independent events.
• For "Luka paints during school and he stains his shirt": Painting is likely to be the cause of the shirt - staining. So, these are not independent events.

Answer:

The school play opens tonight and it is raining.