Mutually Exclusive Probability

Determine if the following scenario is mutually exclusive or not:

You roll a fair six-sided die. Find the probability you roll an even number or a number greater than one.

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Determine if the following scenario is mutually exclusive or not:

There are ten shirts in your closet, six blue and four green. Five of the blue shirts and three of the green shirts fit well. The others are too big. You randomly select a shirt to wear. Find the probability you pick a green shirt or one that is too big.

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Determine if the following scenario is mutually exclusive or not:

A box of chocolates contains six milk chocolates and five dark chocolates. Five of the milk chocolates and three of the dark chocolates have peanuts inside. You randomly select and eat a chocolate. Find the probability you chose a milk chocolate or one that has peanuts inside.

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• Not Mutually Exclusive

Determine if the following scenario is mutually exclusive or not:

A bag contains six yellow jerseys numbered one to six. The bag also contains five purple jerseys numbered one to five. You randomly pick a jersey. Find the probability it is yellow or has a number greater than four.

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• Not Mutually Exclusive

Determine if the following scenario is mutually exclusive or not:

A bag contains four yellow tennis balls numbered one to four. The bag also contains three green tennis balls numbered one to three. You randomly pick a tennis ball. Find the probability it is green or has an odd number.

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• Not Mutually Exclusive

Determine if the following scenario is mutually exclusive or not:

A jar contains six balls, numbered from one to six. You randomly pick a ball. Find the probability it is numbered one or two.

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• Not Mutually Exclusive

Determine if the following scenario is mutually exclusive or not:

A cooler contains nine bottles of sports drink: three lemon-lime flavored, three orange flavored, and three fruit-punch flavored. You randomly grab a bottle. Find the probability it is a lemon-lime or an orange.

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• Not Mutually Exclusive

Determine if the following scenario is mutually exclusive or not:

There are eleven shirts in your closet, four blue, three green, and four red. You randomly select one to wear. Find the probability it is blue or green.

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• Not Mutually Exclusive

Determine if the following scenario is mutually exclusive or not:

A litter of kittens consists of two gray females, two gray males, three black females, and one black male. You randomly pick one kitten. Find the probability the kitten is gray or male.

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• Not Mutually Exclusive

Determine if the following scenario is mutually exclusive or not:

A spinner has an equal chance of landing on each of its five numbered regions. After spinning, find the probability it lands in region one or four.

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• Not Mutually Exclusive