Inclusive or Mutually Exclusive?

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What does 'inclusive' mean in probability?

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In probability, 'inclusive' refers to events that can occur together. For example, rolling a 5 or a number greater than 3 includes the possibility of rolling a 5.

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What does 'mutually exclusive' mean in probability?

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'Mutually exclusive' refers to events that cannot occur at the same time. For example, selecting a red marble or a blue marble from a bag where no marble can be both red and blue.

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If a die is rolled, what is the probability of rolling a 5 or a number greater than 3?

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The probability is inclusive because rolling a 5 is also a number greater than 3.

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If a bag contains 5 red marbles and 4 blue marbles, what is the probability of picking a red or blue marble?

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The probability is mutually exclusive because a marble cannot be both red and blue.

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What is the probability of selecting a one or a six from a jar of balls numbered 1 to 9?

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The probability is mutually exclusive because a ball cannot be both one and six.

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In a litter of kittens, what is the probability of picking a black and female kitten?

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The probability is inclusive because there can be multiple black kittens, and one of them can be female.

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What is the probability of selecting a milk chocolate or dark chocolate from a box of chocolates?

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The probability is mutually exclusive because a chocolate cannot be both milk and dark.

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Define 'event' in the context of probability.

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An event is a specific outcome or a set of outcomes from a random experiment.

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What is the total number of outcomes when rolling a die?

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There are 6 possible outcomes when rolling a die: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.

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How do you calculate the probability of an event?

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Probability is calculated as the number of favorable outcomes divided by the total number of possible outcomes.