Concept explainers
To determine whether the events are mutually exclusive or not mutually exclusive. Also find probability.
Answer to Problem 11PPS
Mutually exclusive.
Probability is
Explanation of Solution
Given information :
Tossing a coin and getting heads or tails.
Two events can be mutually exclusive if there is no common outcome of the both events. Whereas if there is any common outcome then the events becomes not mutually exclusive events.
The given events cannot happen at same time hence they are mutually exclusive.
Total outcomes are 2.
Probability of getting heads is
Probability of getting tails is
P(heads or tails)
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