A club with nine girls and six boys is choosing two representatives to meet with the other

clubs. The probability that the club chooses a girl and then a boy for the representative spots

9

is 35.

Using this probability, determine if the event of choosing a girl for the first spot and the event of

choosing a boy for the second spot are independent, dependent, both, or neither.

A. independent

B. both independent and dependent

C. neither independent nor dependent

D. dependent