Which of the following pairs of events is mutually exclusive? a. Drawing a face card or drawing a queen from a deck of cards b. Rolling doubles or rolling a total of 6 with two standard dice   c. Spinning a prime number or spinning an even number on a spinner with eight sectors numbered from 1 to 8   d. Electing a female class president or electing a male class president

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Which of the following pairs of events is mutually exclusive?

a. Drawing a face card or drawing a queen from a deck of cards

b. Rolling doubles or rolling a total of 6 with two standard dice
 
c. Spinning a prime number or spinning an even number on a spinner with eight sectors numbered from 1 to 8
 
d. Electing a female class president or electing a male class president
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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