Practice - Mutually Exclusive vs Independent
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Practice Questions
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What does it mean for two events to be mutually exclusive?
💡 Hint: Think of the results of a die roll.
Give an example of two independent events.
💡 Hint: Consider if one affects the other.
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Interactive Quizzes
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Which of the following defines mutually exclusive events?
💡 Hint: Think of card draws or coin flips.
Are independent events related to each other?
💡 Hint: Consider the dice and coins example.
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Challenge Problems
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A box contains 4 red and 5 green balls. If you draw two balls one after another without replacement, are the events of drawing a red ball first and a green ball second independent or mutually exclusive?
💡 Hint: Think about how the outcome of the first event affects options for the second.
Consider two events: A = 'rolling a 2 on a die' and B = 'drawing a heart from a deck.' Are these independent or mutually exclusive events? Justify your answer.
💡 Hint: Recall the definitions and analyze if one outcome influences the other.
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