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Mutually and Not Mutually Exclusive Event

This document contains 14 examples of pairs of events and determines whether each pair represents mutually exclusive events or not mutually exclusive events. For each example, it provides the determination (Mutually Exclusive or Not Mutually Exclusive) and a short probability question assessing the events. The document addresses concepts of mutually exclusive vs. not mutually exclusive events and calculating probabilities for pairs of events from examples involving cards, dice, chips, students, households and more.

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Mutually and Not Mutually Exclusive Event

This document contains 14 examples of pairs of events and determines whether each pair represents mutually exclusive events or not mutually exclusive events. For each example, it provides the determination (Mutually Exclusive or Not Mutually Exclusive) and a short probability question assessing the events. The document addresses concepts of mutually exclusive vs. not mutually exclusive events and calculating probabilities for pairs of events from examples involving cards, dice, chips, students, households and more.

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  • Understanding Mutually Exclusive Events
  • Exercises on Event Types

Tell whether each of the following statement is mutually

exclusive events or not mutually exclusive events.

MUTUALLY 1. Drawing a 5 and 8 from a standard deck of cards.


2. Getting a grade of 90 in Math and a grade of 90 in
NOT English.
MUTUALLY
NOT
3. A person works in the Philippines and a pinay.
MUTUALLY 4. A person is watching TV and sleeping.
MUTUALLY 5. Rolling a fair die and getting an even numbers or
NOT a multiple of 6.
MUTUALLY
Tell whether each of the following statement is mutually
exclusive events or not mutually exclusive events.

MUTUALLY [Link] rolling a die, what is the probability of getting


either a number 2 or a number 4?

MUTUALLY 7. A box contains flash cards numbered from 1 to 50.


One card is drawn at random. Find the probability of
getting a prime number or a multiple of 10.

NOT 8. A card is drawn from a deck of cards. What is the


MUTUALLY probability of getting a diamond or a king.
Tell whether each of the following statement is mutually
exclusive events or not mutually exclusive events.

MUTUALLY 9. Mario has 45 red chips, 12 blue chips, and 24


white chips. What is the probability that Mario
randomly selects a red chip or a white chip.

10. A magazine contains fourteen pages. You


MUTUALLY open to a random page. Find the probability
that the page number is three or seven.
Tell whether each of the following statement is mutually
exclusive events or not mutually exclusive events.

NOT 11. Of 240 students, 176 are on the honor


MUTUALLY roll, 48 are members of the varsity team,
and 36 are in the honor roll and are also
members of the varsity team. What is the
probability that a randomly selected
students is on the honor roll or is a
member of the varsity team.
Tell whether each of the following statement is mutually
exclusive events or not mutually exclusive events.

NOT 12. Ruby’s dog has 8 puppies. The


MUTUALLY puppies include white female, 3
mixed-color females, 1 white male,
and 2 mixed-color males. Ruby wants
to keep one puppy. What is the
probability that she randomly chooses
a puppy that is female and white.
Tell whether each of the following statement is mutually
exclusive events or not mutually exclusive events.

13. Out of 100 households surveyed. 70 had a dog,


NOT
20 had a cat, and 10 had a dog and a cat. What is the
MUTUALLY
probability that randomly selected household has a
dog and a cat?

NOT 14. A jar contains 16 red chips numbered 1 to 16, and


MUTUALLY 24 blue chips numbered 1 to 24. A chip is drawn from
the jar. Find the probability that it is blue or has even
number.
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Tell whether each of the following statement is mutually exclusive events or not mutually exclusive events. 1. Drawing a 5 a
Tell whether each of the following statement is mutually exclusive events or not mutually exclusive events. 6.In rolling a d
Tell whether each of the following statement is mutually exclusive events or not mutually exclusive events. 9. Mario has 45
Tell whether each of the following statement is mutually exclusive events or not mutually exclusive events. 11. Of 240 stud
Tell whether each of the following statement is mutually exclusive events or not mutually exclusive events. 12. Ruby’s dog
Tell whether each of the following statement is mutually exclusive events or not mutually exclusive events. 13. Out of 100 h
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