Module 2

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Activity 4
Probability of Mutually Exclusive Events

I. Solve the following problem sets and make sure to show your solution.
Point System: 2 points for each problem = 20 points

1. If an unbiased die is thrown, what is the probability that it will show a 2 or an odd number?

2. A box contains 20 red, 10 blue and 30 yellow marbles. What is the probability of a marble drawn at
random being:

a) red or blue?

b) yellow or blue?

c) red, blue or yellow?

3. A card is drawn from a standard deck of playing cards. What is the probability of drawing

a) a heart or the King of Spades?

b) an ace or a face card?

c) a three or a 10?

4. A small choir has a tenor singer, 3 soprano singers, a baritone singer, and a mezzosoprano singer.
If one of their names was randomly chosen, determine the probability that it was the name of the
tenor singer or soprano singer.

5. Two mutually exclusive events 𝐴 and 𝐵 have probabilities P(A) = 1/10 and P(B) = 1/5. Find P(A U B).

6. A box contains 20 bills, 8 of which is 20-peso bill, 5 is a 50-peso bill, and 7 is a 500peso bill. Find the
probability of choosing a 20-peso bill or a 500-peso bill.