Mutually Exclusive and Exhaustive Events GREEN

1) Here are the probabilities of some events (h ) happening, write down the probabilities of the
events not happening (h ' ):

3
a) P(h)= P(h ’)=¿ _____ e) P(h)=98 % P(h ’)=¿ _____
10

1
b) P(h)= P(h ’)=¿ _____ f) P(h)=55.5 % P(h ’)=¿ _____
4

2
c) P(h)=0.21 P(h ’)=¿ _____ g) P(h)= P(h ’)=¿ _____
5

12
d) P(h)=25 % P(h ’)=¿ _____ h) P(h)= P(h ’)=¿ _____
15

2) There are some blue, red, green and purple balls in a bag. Find the probability of a purple
ball being pulled out if these are the probabilities of the other colours:

a)
Blue Red Green Purple
0.2 0.4 0.3
b)
Blue Red Green Purple
35 % 21 % 40 %
c)
Blue Red Green Purple
3 4 6
20 20 20

3) A spinner consists of an outer ring of coloured sectors and an

inner circle of numbered sectors, as shown.

2
a) The probability of getting 2 is . The probability of
8
getting 1 or 3 are equal. What is the probability of
getting 3? P(3)=¿ _____

2
b) The probability of getting blue is . The probability of
8
2 3
getting orange . The probability of getting green is .
8 8
What is the probability of getting pink? P (pink)¿ _____

c) Which of these pairs of events are mutually exclusive?

i. Getting 3 AND getting 2 _____

ii. Getting 3 AND getting green _____

iii. Getting 3 AND getting blue _____

iv. Getting blue AND getting pink _____
 Mutually Exclusive and Exhaustive Events AMBER

1) Here are the probabilities of some events (h ) happening, write down the probabilities of the
events not happening (h ' ): Subtract from 1!

3
a) P(h)= P(h ’)=¿ _____ e) P(h)=98 % P(h ’)=¿ _____
10

1
b) P(h)= P(h ’)=¿ _____ f) P(h)=55.5 % P(h ’)=¿ _____
4

2
c) P(h)=0.21 P(h ’)=¿ _____ g) P(h)= P(h ’)=¿ _____
5

12
d) P(h)=25 % P(h ’)=¿ _____ h) P(h)= P(h ’)=¿ _____
15

2) There are some blue, red, green and purple balls in a bag. Find the probability of a purple
ball being pulled out if these are the probabilities of the other colours: Subtract from 1!

a)
Blue Red Green Purple
0.2 0.4 0.3
b)
Blue Red Green Purple
35 % 21 % 40 %
c)
Blue Red Green Purple
3 4 6
20 20 20

3) A spinner consists of an outer ring of coloured sectors and an

inner circle of numbered sectors, as shown.

2
a) The probability of getting 2 is . The probability of
8
getting 1 or 3 are equal. What is the probability of
getting 3? P(3)=¿ _____

2
b) The probability of getting blue is . The probability of
8
2 3
getting orange . The probability of getting green is .
8 8
What is the probability of getting pink? P (pink)¿ _____

c) Which of these pairs of events are mutually exclusive? Can they both
happen at the
i. Getting 3 AND getting 2 _____ same time?

ii. Getting 3 AND getting green _____

iii. Getting 3 AND getting blue _____

iv. Getting blue AND getting pink _____
 Mutually Exclusive and Exhaustive Events RED

1) Here are the probabilities of some events (h ) happening, write down the probabilities of the
events not happening (h ' ): Subtract from 1!

3
a) P(h)= P(h ’)=¿ _____ e) P(h)=98 % P(h ’)=¿ _____
10

1
b) P(h)= P(h ’)=¿ _____ f) P(h)=55.5 % P(h ’)=¿ _____
4

2
c) P(h)=0.21 P(h ’)=¿ _____ g) P(h)= P(h ’)=¿ _____
5

12
d) P(h)=25 % P(h ’)=¿ _____ h) P(h)= P(h ’)=¿ _____
15

2) There are some blue, red, green and purple balls in a bag. Find the probability of a purple
ball being pulled out if these are the probabilities of the other colours: Subtract from 1!

a)
Blue Red Green Purple
0.2 0.4 0.3 1−(0.2+0.4+ 0.3)
b)
Blue Red Green Purple
35 % 21 % 40 %
c)
Blue Red Green Purple
3 4 6
20 20 20

3) A spinner consists of an outer ring of coloured sectors and an

inner circle of numbered sectors, as shown.

2
a) The probability of getting 2 is . The probability of
8
getting 1 or 3 are equal. What is the probability of
getting 3? P(3)=¿ _____

2
b) The probability of getting blue is . The probability of
8
2 3
getting orange . The probability of getting green is .
8 8
What is the probability of getting pink? P (pink)¿ _____

c) Which of these pairs of events are mutually exclusive? Can they both happen
at the same time?
i. Getting 3 AND getting 2 _____
Use the picture of
ii. Getting 3 AND getting green _____ the spinner – can it
point at both things
iii. Getting 3 AND getting blue _____ at the same time?
iv. Getting blue AND getting pink _____