DEPENDENT EVENTS br - Two or more events are dependent if they are not independent. br - Dependent events are events for which the occurrence of one of the events does affect the occurrence of the other event. br br For compound events which are dependent, a similar product rule applies as to that for independent events: br If A and B are dependent events then br P(A then B) = P(A) x P(B given that A has occurred). br br More at www.whassom-nachhilfe.