Complementary & Mutually Exclusive Events

A clothing store sells shirts, pants, and jackets. What's the complement of randomly selecting an item that is a jacket?

• Selecting a shirt or a jacket

• Not selecting pants

• Not selecting a jacket

• Selecting a jacket

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

In the clothing store, the probability of randomly selecting a jacket is 34%. What's the probability of its complement?

• P(not jacket)= 56%

• P(jacket) = 66%

• P(not jacket) = 50%

• P(not jacket) = 66%

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

The probability of an event is 8/9. What's the probability of the complement to this event?

• 1/9

• 1

• 2/9

• 8/9

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

What's the probability of the complement of spinning on black as a fraction?

• 1/4

• 7/8

• 8/8

• 1/8

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

What's the probability of the complement of spinning on an odd number as a fraction in simplest form?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 3/6

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

What's the complement of drawing a blue marble written as a percent?

• 33.3%

• 66.67%

• 8/12

• 80%

What's the probability of the complement of drawing a blue card, written as a percent?

• 33.33%

• 30%

• 50%

• 66.67%

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

Find the theoretical probability of landing on black if you spin the spinner.

• 0%
• 100%
• 50%
• 25%

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

If you roll a die numbered from 1 to 6, what is the probability that will NOT roll an even number?

• 1/3
• 1/6
• 1/2
• None of these

Alison chooses a playing card at random from a standard deck. What is the P(NOT heart)?

• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• None of these