Mutually Exclusive Events

Which of the following events illustrate mutually exclusive events?

• Card selected from a deck will be either a queen or a red.

• Card selected from a deck will be either a black or a king.

• Card selected from a deck will be either an ace or a king.

• Card selected from a deck will be either a spade or 2

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.7

The following events illustrate mutually exclusive events except __________.

• If we toss a coin, either head or tail might turn up.

• In a single throw of a die, we only have one number shown at the top face.

• The children of two different families.

• Drawing a heart or a red card in a standard deck of cards.

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.7

Which of the following diagrams illustrate mutually exclusive events?

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

A box contains 20 tickets numbered 1 through 20. A ticket is selected at random from the box. What is the probability that the ticket selected is 4 or number divisible 7?

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.7

A card is randomly drawn from a standard deck of cards. What is the probability of getting a jack or a 9?

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.7