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Mutually exclusive event
1) A single number is chosen at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 13. What is the probability of choosing an even number or a 13?
1/9
1/5
1/8
1/3
1/10
Solution
Answer:
1/3
Explanation:
The total number of numbers for choosing is 9, of which two numbers is even and one number is 13
Let event A represent choosing an even number.
P(A) = 2 / 9
Let event B represent choosing the “13”.
P(B) = 1 / 9
Because event A and event B have no outcomes in common, we can conclude that these two events are mutually exclusive and that
P(AUB) = P(A) + P(B)
= 2/9 + 1/9
= 1 / 3
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