Mutually Exclusive Events

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What are mutually exclusive events?

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Events that cannot occur at the same time. For example, when flipping a coin, getting heads and tails are mutually exclusive outcomes.

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What is the probability of rolling a sum of 9 or more with two dice?

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How do you calculate the probability of either event A or event B occurring when they are not mutually exclusive?

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Use the formula: P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B).

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What is the probability of not choosing a red rose from a vase containing 12 red, 5 yellow, and 3 white roses?

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What is the probability of selecting a green or red marble from a bag containing 9 green, 5 yellow, and 6 red marbles?

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If two events are independent, what does that mean?

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The occurrence of one event does not affect the occurrence of the other event.

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What is the total number of outcomes when rolling two dice?

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There are 36 possible outcomes (6 sides on the first die multiplied by 6 sides on the second die).

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What is the formula for calculating the probability of mutually exclusive events?

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P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) for mutually exclusive events.

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What is the probability of drawing a heart or a spade from a standard deck of cards?

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