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mutually exclusive

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rolling a prime number and rolling an even number on a normal six-sided die are

a)

Mutually exclusive

b)

Not mutually exclusive

2.
If you roll one die, what is the probability of getting an odd number or a 4?
a)
2/3
b)
1/3
c)
1/2
d)
1/6
3.
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?
a)
8/15
b)
6/11
c)
3/4
d)
2/3
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?

a)

Mutually Exclusive

b)

Not Mutually Exclusive

5.

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?

a)

Mutually Exclusive

b)

Not Mutually Exclusive

6.

A bag contains 6 red, 4 blue and 5 green balls. A singles ball is drawn from the bag. find the probability of selecting a blue or green.

a)

1/2

b)

2/3

c)

3/5

d)

1/4

7.
Which of the following shows how to determine P(diamond or face card)?
a)
13/52 + 12/52 - 3/52
b)
3/52 + 13/52 -12/52
c)
3/52 + 12/52 - 13/52
d)
1/13 + 3/52 - 1/4
8.
Which of the following shows how to determine P(odd number or shaded number)?
a)
4/8 + 3/8 - 1/8
b)
3/8 + 6/8 - 4/8
c)
4/8 - 5/8 + 3/8
d)
4/8 + 4/8 - 4/8
9.

What are mutually exclusive events?

a)

Events that can happen at the same time

b)

Events that cannot happen at the same time

c)

Events that add up to 100%

10.
Which of the following shows how to determine P(packers or male)?
a)
75/150 + 90/150 - 50/150
b)
75/150 + 35/150 - 25/150
c)
50/150 + 40/150 + 25/150
d)
90/150 + 50/150 - 75/150
11.

Danny has 20 chocolates. 5 are milk chocolates, 10 are dark chocolates, and 5 are white chocolates. What is the probability of getting a milk chocolate or a dark chocolate?

a)

3/4

b)

1/2

c)

1/15

d)

3/10

12.
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
13.

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

14.

Given events such that P(A) = 0.63, P(B) = 0.21, and P(A or B) = 0.84. Are events A and B mutually exclusive or not?

a)

Mutually Exclusive

b)

Not Mutually Exclusive

15.

Given events such that P(A) = 0.7, P(B) = 0.6, and P(A or B) = 0.42. Are events A and B mutually exclusive or not?

a)

Mutually Exclusive

b)

Not Mutually Exclusive

16.

What is the probability that the student selected is a girl or has red hair? (Put answer in decimal form.)

a)

0.55 = 55%

b)

0.6 = 60%

c)

0.45 = 45%

d)

0.5 = 50%

17.
What does the shaded portion of the Venn diagram represent?
a)
Band and Art
b)
Only Art
c)
Band or Art
d)
Neither
18.
What statement does the shaded region represent?
a)
A or B
b)
A and B
c)
A
d)
B
19.
What is P(not Foreign Language)?
a)
10/50
b)
13/50
c)
3/50
d)
14/50
20.
What statement does the shaded region represent
a)
A or B
b)
Not A
c)
A and B
d)
Not B
21.
What statement does the shaded region represent?
a)
A or B
b)
Not B
c)
Not A
d)
Not A or B
22.
What is represented in the Venn diagram?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
A ∪ B
d)
A ∩ B
23.

A bag has 3 blue marbles, 1 white marble, and 2 purple marbles. Find the probability that you pull a blue or purple marble. Write as a reduced fraction.

a)

5/6

b)

2/3

c)

1/2

d)

1/6

24.

What is the probability that a student is a female or left-handed?

a)

53/121

b)

58/121

c)

7/53

d)

12/121

25.

What is the probability of randomly selecting a person that is male or prefers Honda?

a)

0.537

b)

0.687

c)

0.403

d)

0.940