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Bison Block Part 2: Mutually Exclusive & Overlapping Events

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following shows how to determine P(shaded number or number less than five)?
a)
4/8 + 4/8 - 2/8
b)
4/9 + 2/8 - 4/8
c)
4/8 + 6/8 + 2/8
d)
2/8 + 4/8 - 4/8
2.
Which of the following shows how to determine P(king or a red card)?
a)
4/52 + 2/52 - 26/52
b)
1/13 + 1/26 - 1/2
c)
4/52 + 26/52 - 2/52
d)
2/52 + 4/52 - 26/52
3.

If you are picking a card randomly from a deck of cards, the events of picking a jack and picking a heart are mutually exclusive.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

If you are picking a card randomly from a deck of cards, the events of picking an ace and picking a ‘3’ are mutually exclusive.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

If you are picking a card randomly from a deck of cards, the events of picking a club and picking a diamond are mutually exclusive.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

When rolling a single die, the events of rolling an even number and rolling a ‘5’ are mutually exclusive.

a)

True

b)

False

7.
If you draw one card from a standard deck, what is the probability of drawing a 5 or a diamond?
a)
2/52
b)
4/52
c)
16/52
d)
26/52
8.

If you draw one card from a standard deck, what is the probability of drawing a club or a red card?

a)

13/52

b)

26/52

c)

39/52

d)

Not possible

9.

What is the probability of spinning a number greater than 7 or odd number?

a)

3/10

b)

5/10

c)

7/10

d)

9/10

10.

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.

a)

True

b)

False