Two cards are drawn without replacement from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that the first card drawn is a face card (Jack, Queen, or King) and the the second card drawn is a 9, and are these events independent? (7 points)


a) four over 221 ; no, they are dependent events

b) three over 169 ; yes, they are independent events

c) one over 24 ; yes, they are independent events

d) eight over 221 ; no, they are dependent events