Agroup of consumers were asked whether they preferred brand a or brand b. the table shows the probabilities of results.

Being male and preferring brand A are independent.

Because: if independent then P(male and brand A) = P(male) P(brand A) = 0.48 * 0.75 = 0.36 and that is true (= value in the table)  

P(male|brand A)=0.36/0.75=0.48 = P(male)

So the two answers are:

(1) "independent"

(2) =

answer: city needs 2.4 inches of rainfall more to match the record of 40 inches.

step-by-step explanation:

since we have given that

total annual rainfall a city record = 40 inches

this year, total rainfall recorded = 37.6 inches

number of inches of rainfall   is needed to match the record of 40 inches is given by

hence, city needs 2.4 inches of rainfall more to match the record of 40 inches.