COMPOUND EVENT:

Mutually Exclusive Event (OR)

(Theoretical Probability)
MUTUALLY
MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE EVENT
EXCLUSIVE EVENT
•means we can't get both events at the same
time.
Events that
cannot happen
at the same
time.
NOT MUTUALLY
NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE
EXCLUSIVE
EVENT EVENT
•means we can get both events at the same
time.

Events that can

happen at the
same time.
MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE EVENT

NOT MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE EVENT
MUTUALLY NOT MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE EVENT EXCLUSIVE EVENT

Experiment: Rolling a regular die.

1. P(Getting 5 or an even number)
A = {5} B = {2, 4, 6}

2. P(Getting odd or an even number)

A = {1, 3, 5} B = {2, 4, 6}
MUTUALLY NOT MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE EVENT EXCLUSIVE EVENT

Experiment: Rolling a regular die.

3. P(Getting prime or a composite number)
A = {2, 3, 5} B = {4, 6}

4. P(Getting a number greater than 3 or divisible by 3)

A = {4, 5, 6} B = {3, 6}
MUTUALLY NOT MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE EVENT EXCLUSIVE EVENT

Experiment: Rolling a regular die.

5. P(Getting prime number or less than 5)
A = {2, 3, 5} B = {1, 2, 3, 4}

6. P(Getting a number greater than 5 or less than 4)

A = {6} B = {1, 2, 3}
MUTUALLY NOT MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE EVENT EXCLUSIVE EVENT

Experiment: Spinning a roulette containing numbers 1 - 15.

1. P(Getting 10 or 13)
A = {10} B = {13}

2. P(Getting a number less than 7 or greater than 10)

A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} B = {11, 12, 13, 14, 15}
MUTUALLY NOT MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE EVENT EXCLUSIVE EVENT

Experiment: Spinning a roulette containing numbers 1 - 15.

3. P(Getting a number divisible by 4 or divisible by 3)
A = {4, 8, 12} B = {3, 6, 9, 12, 15}

4. P(Getting an odd number or less than 6)

A = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15} B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
MUTUALLY NOT MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE EVENT EXCLUSIVE EVENT

Experiment: Spinning a roulette containing numbers 1 - 15.

5. P(Getting a number multiple of 6 or less than 10)
A = {6, 12} B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}

6. P(Getting composite number or less than 4)

A = {4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15} B = {1, 2, 3}
MUTUALLY NOT MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE EVENT EXCLUSIVE EVENT

Experiment: Draw a card from a regular deck of playing cards.

1. P(Getting a ♥ or a black card)
13 26 39 3
52 52 52 4

2. P(Getting face card or an Ace)

12 4 16 4
52 52 52 13
MUTUALLY NOT MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE EVENT EXCLUSIVE EVENT

Experiment: Draw a card from a regular deck of playing cards.

3. P(Getting a number divisible by 3 or a red card)
12 26 6 32 8
52 52 52 52 13

4. P(Getting a ♦ or a J )
13 4 1 16 4
52 52 52 52 13
MUTUALLY NOT MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE EVENT EXCLUSIVE EVENT

Experiment: Draw a card from a regular deck of playing cards.

5. P(Getting a ♣ or a number)
13 36 9 40 10
52 52 52 52 13

6. P(Getting a face card or a ♠ )

12 13 3 22 11
52 52 52 52 26
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