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A fair die is rolled two times. Let A be the event that the outcome of the first roll is an odd number. Let B be the event that the outcome of second roll is at least 5.

A) What is the probability that the outcome of the second roll is at least 5, given that the first roll is an odd number?
B) Are A and B independent? Why or why not?

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