Mutually & Non Mutually Excl Events

If a spinner is numbered 1 – 8, when you spin it the events of spinning an even number and a number less than 4 are mutually exclusive.

• True

• False

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

If a spinner is numbered 1 – 8, when you spin it the events of spinning an odd number and spinning an 8 are mutually exclusive.

• True

• False

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

Given events such that P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.1, and P(A or B) = 0.5. Are events A and B mutually exclusive or not?

• Mutually Exclusive

• Not Mutually Exclusive

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.4

Given events such that P(A) = 0.25, P(B) = 0.24, and P(A or B) = 0.56. Are events A and B mutually exclusive or not?

• Mutually Exclusive

• Not Mutually Exclusive

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.7

Given events such that P(A) = 0.14, P(B) = 0.23, and P(A or B) = 0.37. Are events A and B mutually exclusive or not?

• Mutually Exclusive

• Not Mutually Exclusive

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.4

Given events such that P(A) = 0.3, P(B) = 0.1, and P(A or B) = 0.03. Are events A and B mutually exclusive or not?

• Mutually Exclusive

• Not Mutually Exclusive

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.4

Which of the following shows how to determine when a die is rolled P(multiple of 2 or a multiple of 3)?

• 2/6 + 1/6 - 3/6
• 4/6 + 2/6 - 1/6
• 3/6 + 2/6 - 1/6
• 5/6 + 1/6 - 3/6

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.7

Which of the following shows how to determine P(football or basketball)?

• 20/100 + 55/100 - 5/100

• 55/100 + 5/100 - 20/100

• 55/100 + 20/100 + 5/100

• 75/100 + 25/100 - 20/100

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.7

A bag contains 9 green marbles, 5 yellow marbles and 6 red marbles.  You choose one marble.   What is the probability of selecting a green or red marble?  Do you add or multiply probabilities?

• Add
• Multiply

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.7

What are mutually exclusive events?

• Events that can happen at the same time

• Events that cannot happen at the same time

• Events that add up to 100%

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.5