Mutually Exclusive Events Review

What are mutually exclusive events?

• Events that can occur at the same time

• Events that cannot occur at the same time

• Events that are independent of each other

• Events that are dependent on each other

Which of the following is an example of mutually exclusive events?

• Flipping a coin and getting heads or tails

• Rolling a die and getting an even number or a number greater than 3

• Drawing a card from a deck and getting a heart or a red card

• 1

• 0

• 0.8

• 0.15

• 0.5

• 1.0

Which Venn diagram correctly represents mutually exclusive events?

• Two overlapping circles

• Two separate circles

• A circle within another circle

• A single circle

• 0.24

• 0

• 1

• 0.6

Which of the following statements is true for mutually exclusive events?

Which of the following pairs of events are mutually exclusive?

• Drawing a red card and drawing a king from a deck of cards

• Rolling a die and getting a 2 or even number

• Choosing a student who is a senior and a junior

If events A and B are mutually exclusive, which of the following is true?

Which of the following is NOT an example of mutually exclusive events?

• Drawing a heart or a 2 from a deck of cards

• Rolling a die and getting a 3 or a 4

• Flipping a coin and getting heads or tails

• Choosing a student who is both a boy and a freshman