CAIE S1 2019 June — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2019
SessionJune
TopicIndependent Events
TypeTest independence using definition

3 A fair six-sided die is thrown twice and the scores are noted. Event \(X\) is defined as 'The total of the two scores is 4'. Event \(Y\) is defined as 'The first score is 2 or 5'. Are events \(X\) and \(Y\) independent? Justify your answer.