Concept explainers
Which of the following pairs of
- a. {The Dow Jones Industrial Average increases on Monday.}, {A large New York bank decreases its prime interest rate on Monday.}
- b. {The next sale by a PC retailer is a notebook computer}, {The next sale by a PC retailer is a desktop computer.}
- c. {You reinvest all your dividend income in a limited partnership.}, {You reinvest all your dividend income in a money market fund.}
a.
To verify: Whether the pair of events are mutually exclusive or not and to justify the reason.
Answer to Problem 3.94LM
The events are not mutually exclusive.
Explanation of Solution
Given info:
The pairs of events are,
Calculation:
Two events A and B are mutually exclusive if A and B have no sample points in common. That is,
For the pairs of events is,
The events are not mutually exclusive since they could occur simultaneously and have sample points in common.
b.
To verify: Whether the pair of events are mutually exclusive or not and to justify the reason.
Answer to Problem 3.94LM
The events are mutually exclusive.
Explanation of Solution
Given info:
The pairs of events are,
Calculation:
For the pairs of events is,
The events are mutually exclusive since they could not occur simultaneously. That is, the next sale by a PC retailer could not be both a notebook and a desktop computer.
c.
To verify: Whether the pair of events are mutually exclusive or not and to justify the reason.
Answer to Problem 3.94LM
The events are mutually exclusive.
Explanation of Solution
Given info:
The pairs of events are,
Calculation:
For the pairs of events is,
The events are mutually exclusive since they could not occur simultaneously.
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