Mutually Exclusive Events and Addition Rule

Mutually exclusive events are those that

• happen at the same time

• cannot happen at the same time

If you are picking a card randomly from a deck of cards, the events of picking a queen and picking a spade are mutually exclusive.

• True

• False

Decide if the events A and B are mutually exclusive or not mutually exclusive.

A die is rolled.

A: The result is an odd number.

B: The result is an even number.

• mutually exclusive

• not mutually exclusive

Decide if the events A and B are mutually exclusive or not mutually exclusive.

A date in Philadelphia is selected.

A: It rains that day.

B: It snows that day.

• mutually exclusive

• not mutually exclusive

Decide if the events A and B are mutually exclusive or not mutually exclusive. A card is drawn from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. A: The result is a club. B: The result is a king.

• mutually exclusive

• not mutually exclusive

Decide if the events A and B are mutually exclusive or not mutually exclusive.

A card is drawn from a standard deck of 52 playing cards.

The result is a 7.

The result is a jack.

• mutually exclusive

• not mutually exclusive

If a student is chosen at random, find the probability of getting someone who is a man or a non-smoker. Round your answer to three decimal places.

• 0.921

• 0.945

• 0.941

• 0.860

• No.

• Yes.

• Maybe.

• I dont know.

Two events that have no outcome in common

• Complement

• Intersection

• Addition Rule

• Mutually Exclusive

states the probability of two events is the sum of the probability that either will happen minus the probability that both will happen.

• Conditional Probability

• Independence

• Addition Rule

• Mutually Exclusive