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5/9 mutually and non mutually exclusive events

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If you draw one card from a standard deck, what is the probability of drawing a 5 or a diamond?  Are the events inclusive or mutually exclusive?
a)
Inclusive
b)
Mutually Exclusive
2.
If you draw one card from a standard deck, what is the probability of drawing a spade or a red card?  Are the events inclusive or mutually exclusive?
a)
Inclusive
b)
Mutually exclusive
3.
If you draw one card from a standard deck, what is the probability of drawing a spade or a red card?  Are the events inclusive or mutually exclusive?
a)
Inclusive
b)
Mutually exclusive
4.
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?  Are these events inclusive or mutually exclusive?
a)
Inclusive
b)
Mutually exclusive
5.
A bag contains 9 green marbles, 5 yellow marbles and 6 red marbles.  You choose two marbles.   What is the probability of selecting a green then a red marble?  Should you add or multiply probabilities?
a)
Add
b)
Multiply
6.
A bag contains 9 green marbles, 5 yellow marbles and 6 red marbles.  You choose two marbles.   What is the probability of selecting a two yellow marbles?   Do you add or multiply probabilities?
a)
Add
b)
Multiply
7.
If you flip 4 coins, what is the probability of getting all heads?
a)
1/2
b)
1/4
c)
1/8
d)
1/16
8.

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

a)

Mutually exclusive

b)

Not mutually exclusive

9.

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

a)

Mutually Exclusive

b)

Not Mutually Exclusive

10.

The chance of rolling a 2 is 1/6. What is the chance of not rolling a 2?

a)

2/6

b)

1/6

c)

5/6

d)

Not possible

11.
Clara picks a marble at random, puts it back, and then picks another marble at random.
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
12.

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

13.
Probability can be written as ...
a)
a fraction
b)
a decimal
c)
a percent
d)
all of the above
14.

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%

15.

What are non 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%