Independent and Mutually Exclusive Events

Question 1

P(Monday) =

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1/7

Question 2

P(starts with S) =

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2/7

Question 3

P(Monday or starts with S) =

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3/7

Question 4

An airline gathers data on late departures and early arrivals over a month. It finds that the probability of a late departure is 12 percent, the probability of an early arrival is 27 percent, and the probability of both a late departure and an early arrival is 4 percent. Which equation shows how to correctly calculate the probability of a late departure or an early arrival?

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P(late departure or early arrival) = 0.12 + 0.27 – 0.04

Question 5

Which scenario depicts two independent events?

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The girls’ basketball team is playing against the boys’ basketball team. The coach chooses a captain for the girls’ team and then chooses a captain for the boys’ team.

Question 6

, because .

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No

Question 7

, because .

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P(A) times P(B) is not equal to P(A and B)

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