Probability of Union of Two or More Events

Throwing the ball up and down

• Mutually exclusive event

• Not mutually exclusive event

Raising your arm and bending your knees

• Mutually exclusive event

• Not mutually exclusive event

Going inside and outside of the classroom

• Mutually exclusive event

• Non mutually exclusive event

Getting both head and a tail when tossing a coin

• Mutually exclusive event

• Non mutually exclusive event

Getting a king and a diamond when picking a card from

standard deck

• Mutually exclusive event

• Non mutually exclusive event

Determine if each event of drawing a card from a standard deck of playing card is mutually exclusive or not mutually exclusive events. Then find its probability P(3 or 10).

• ME -  $\frac{1}{26}$  

• NME -  $\frac{1}{26}$  

• ME-  $\frac{2}{13}$  

• NME -  $\frac{2}{13}$  

Determine if each event of drawing a card from a standard deck of playing card is mutually exclusive or not mutually exclusive events. Then find its probability P(5 or jack).

• ME -  $\frac{1}{26}$  

• NME -  $\frac{1}{26}$  

• ME-  $\frac{2}{13}$  

• NME -  $\frac{2}{13}$  

Determine if each event of drawing a card from a standard deck of playing card is mutually exclusive or not mutually exclusive events. Then find its probability P(spade or diamond).

• ME -  $\frac{1}{2}$  

• NME -  $\frac{1}{2}$  

• ME-  $\frac{1}{26}$  

• NME -  $\frac{1}{26}$  

Determine if each event of drawing a card from a standard deck of playing card is mutually exclusive or not mutually exclusive events. Then find its probability P(ace or king ).

• ME -  $\frac{2}{13}$  

• NME -  $\frac{2}{13}$  

• ME-  $\frac{1}{26}$  

• NME -  $\frac{1}{26}$  

Determine if each event of drawing a card from a standard deck of playing card is mutually exclusive or not mutually exclusive events. Then find its probability P(heart or club).

• ME -  $\frac{2}{13}$  

• NME -  $\frac{2}{13}$  

• ME-  $\frac{1}{2}$  

• NME -  $\frac{1}{2}$