40 points. Randall has 19 coins in his pocket. 12 are quarters, and the others are pennies. Randall selects two coins at random from his pocket replacing each coin before drawing the next coin. Which answer choice best describes this event?

A. This is an independent event because he is replacing the coin before drawing the next one.
B. This is a dependent event because he has different amounts of coins in his pocket.
C. This is an independent event because he could select a quarter and then a penny.
D. This is a dependent event because he could select a quarter and then a penny.