Question

are these independent or dependent events? at an animal shelter, lacey picks a puppy from a litter. next, melissa picks another puppy from the same litter. dependent independent

Explanation:

Independent events have no influence on each other. Here, when Lacey picks a puppy first, the number of available puppies for Melissa's pick is reduced. So Melissa's pick is affected by Lacey's pick.

Answer:

dependent