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| Math
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Working
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Answer
the following questions dealing with mutually exclusive events,
independent events, and complements of events.
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A pair of
dice is rolled. Two possible events are rolling a number
greater than 8 and rolling an even number. Are these
two events mutually exclusive events?
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See Sample Space for Dice
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| 2. |
A pair of
dice is rolled. Two possible events are rolling a number
less than 5 and rolling a number which is a multiple of
5. Are these two events mutually exclusive?
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See Sample Space for Dice
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| 3. |
A
pair of dice is rolled. A possible event is rolling
a multiple of 5. What
is the probability of the complement of this event?
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| 4. |
A pair of
dice is rolled. Two possible events are rolling a number
which is a multiple of 3 and rolling a number which is a multiple of
5. Are these two events mutually exclusive?
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See Sample Space for Dice
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| 5. |
A pair of
dice is rolled and the resulting number is odd. Which of the
following events is the complement of this event?
1. A
number greater than 8 is rolled.
2. An even number is rolled.
3. A number less than 5 is rolled.
4. A multiple of 5 is rolled.
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See Sample Space for Dice
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| 6. |
A
paper bag contains 15 slips of paper. Eight of them are blue
and are numbered from 1 to 8. Seven of them are pink
and are numbered from 1 to 7. What
is the probability of drawing a slip of paper with an even number?
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| 7. |
A
paper bag contains 15 slips of paper. Eight of them are blue
and are numbered from 1 to 8. Seven of them are pink
and are numbered from 1 to 7. A
slip is drawn from the bag and then replaced. A
second slip is drawn. Are these two events
independent?
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| 8. |
A
paper bag contains 15 slips of paper. Eight of them are blue
and are numbered from 1 to 8. Seven of them are pink
and are numbered from 1 to 7.
A possible event is that a blue slip is chosen. What
is the probability of the complement of this event?
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| 9. |
A
paper bag contains 15 slips of paper. Eight of them are blue
and are numbered from 1 to 8. Seven of them are pink
and are numbered from 1 to 7.
You wish to draw a blue
slip on the first draw and a pink
slip on the second draw. The first slip is NOT
replaced after being drawn. Are these events
independent?
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