Sometimes, one event can affect the outcome of another.

There are 3 red candies left in a bag of multicolored candies with a total of 20 candies left in it. The probability that you will get a red one when you reach in is: 3/20.

 

But what are your chances of getting a red one if you reach in again?

There are now 19 candies in the bag, and only two are red.

 

The probability is 2/19.

 

Taking the first candy affected the outcome of the next attempt.

 

The two events are dependent.

 

Now you know that the probability of a heads-up landing when you flip a coin is 1/2.

 

What is the probability of getting tails if you flip it again?

It is still 1/2.

 

The two events do not affect each other. They are independent.

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