Practice By Tag: A Basic Property of Independent Events
Question: 2017 Fall Final - 211 .
You are given a fair red die and a fair blue die. You roll each die once, independently of each
other. Let $(i,j)$ be the outcome, where $i$ is the result of the red die and $j$ is the result of
the blue die. Define the random variables
$$
X = i + j
$$
and
$$
Y = i - j.
$$
Which of the following is true?
(a)
The random variables $X$ and $Y$ are independent.
(b)
None of the above.
(c)
The random variables $X$ and $Y$ are not independent.