Mutually Exclusive and Inclusive Events

The probability of drawing a diamond card or a face card from a standard deck of cards is an example of mutually exclusive event.

• True

• False

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Sarah has 15 red chips, 12 blue chips, and 13 white chips. What is the probability that Sarah randomly selects a red or a white chip is an example of mutually ________ event.

• Exclusive

• Inclusive

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Which formula do you use when two events are mutually exclusive?

• P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B)

• P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A∩ B)

• P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B)

• P(A and B) = P(A) - P(B)

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Is the situation a mutually exclusive event or non-exclusive (inclusive)

A die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a 5 or a number greater than 3?

• Exclusive

• Non-Exclusive (Inclusive)

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Which of the following shows how to determine P(shaded number or number less than five)?

• 2/8 + 4/8 - 4/8

• 4/8 + 2/8 - 4/8

• 4/8 + 6/8 + 2/8

• 4/8 + 4/8 - 2/8

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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?

• 1/4

• 2/4

• 3/4

• 1

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There are 5 red roses, 3 yellow roses, and 8 white roses in a tray. What is the probability of picking a white rose or a red rose?

• 13/16

• 12/16

• 11/16

• 14/16

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Ian wants to wear colored shirts. He has a 15 shirts in the closet. Five of these are blue, four are red, and the rest are of different colors. What is the probability that he will wear a blue or a red shirt?

• 2/5

• 3/5

• 4/5

• 1

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A bag contains 26 balls with letters written on each, one ball for each letter of the alphabet. What is the probability that when you get a ball at random, the letter written on the ball is either a vowel or one of the first five letters of the alphabet?

• 5/26

• 3/13

• 4/13

• 2/26

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Find the probability of drawing a Jack or a King from a standard deck of 52 cards.

• 8/13

• 6/13

• 4/13

• 2/13

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