You chose D, but C is the correct answer.#1 Which of the following pairs of events is mutually exclusive?

A Cards: Aces and Spades B Two dice: Odd and even C Sit down and stand up D Sit down and scratch your nose Cards: Aces and Spades are not mutually exclusive because there is an Ace of Spa des. Two dice: Odd and even are not mutually exclusive because there are pairs such a s (3, 4) that are odd and even. Sit down and stand up ARE mutually exclusive because you can't do both at the sa me time. Sit down and scratch your nose are not mutually exclusive because you can do bot h at the same time. #2 Sorry, C is wrong. D is the right answer. A card is chosen at random from a pack of 52 playing cards. What is the probability of a King or a Queen? A 1/52 B 2/13 C 4/13 D 17/52 Choosing a King and Choosing a Queen are mutually exclusive events. Use P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) There are 4 Kings in the 52 cards, so P(King)=1/13 and P(queen)=1/13 Therefore,P(king and queen)= 1/13+1/13=2/13

#3 D is incorrect, the correct answer is C. A card is chosen at random from a pack of 52 playing cards. What is the probability of a King or a Heart? A B C D

Choosing a King and Choosing a Heart are not mutually exclusive events. Use P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B)

(In common English we can say "there are 4 Kings and 13 Hearts, which is a total of 17, but we double counted the King of Hearts, so that is 16 individual cards out of 52) #4 Sorry, C is A number is lusive. What is the A 17/90 B 1/5 C 17/100 D 9/50 If A is the 82, 92} If B is the 7, 28, 29}

wrong. B is the right answer. chosen at random from the set of two-digit numbers from 10 to 99 inc probability the number contains at least one digit 2?

event 'The units digit is 2', then A = {12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, event 'The tens digit is 2', then B = {20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 2

A and B are not mutually exclusive since 22 is in both sets. Use P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B) (Essentially we counted the "A"s (9), the "B"s (10), then subtracted 1 because w e had double-counted "22".) #5 ou already answered this, but here is the answer: Two fair dice are thrown. What is the probability that the score on the first die is 6 or the score on the second die is 5? A 1/36 B 11/36 C 1/3 D 13/36 These are not mutually exclusive events: * First die is a 6: (6,1) (6,2) (6,3) (6,4) (6,5) (6,6) * Second die is a 5: (1,5) (2,5) (3,5) (4,5) (5,5) (6,5) Notice they both contain (6, 5) So we must use: P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B) #6 Sorry, B is wrong. A is the right answer.

There are 30 children in a class and they all have at least one cat or dog. 14 children have a cat, 19 children have a dog. What is the probability that a child chosen at random from the class has both a cat and a dog? A 1/10 B 2/15 C 1/6 D 1/5 Let's say b is how many children have both: children having a cat Only must be 14 - b children having a dog Only must be 19 - b And we get: And we know there are 30 children, so: ? (14 - b) + b + (19 - b) = 30 ? 33 - b = 30 ? b = 3 And we can put in the correct numbers: #7 D is incorrect, the correct answer is B. In a group of 25 boys, 20 play ice hockey least one of the games. What is the probability that a boy chosen key but not baseball? A 1/5 B 8/25 C 12/25 D 4/5 Let's say b is how many boys play both: boys playing ice hockey Only must be 20 boys playing baseball Only must be 17 And we get: And we know there are 25 boys, so: ? (20 - b) + b + (17 - b) = 25 ? 37 - b = 25 ? b = 12 And we can put in the correct numbers: So we now know: #8 Question 8 Probability (Years 9-12, General) In a class of 29 children, 15 like history and 21 like math. They all like at le

and 17 play baseball. They all play at at random from the class plays ice hoc

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ast one of the two subjects. What is the probability that a child chosen at random from the class likes math but not history? A 7/29 B 14/29 C 15/29 D 21/29 Let's say b is the number of children who like both: children liking history only must be 15 - b children liking math only must be 21 - b And we get: And we know there are 29 children, so: ? (15 - b) + b + (21 - b) = 29 ? 36 - b = 29 ? b = 7 And we can put in the correct numbers: So we now know:

#9 In a class of 32 children, 16 have a skateboard, 12 have a bicycle and 17 have a scooter. 5 of them have a skateboard and a bicycle. 7 of them have a skateboard and a scooter. 4 of them have a bicycle and a scooter. They all have at least one of the three things. What is the probability that a child chosen at random from the class has a scoot er but not a bicycle? A 9/32 B 5/16 C 13/32 D 1/2 Let's say a is children who children who children who children 16 - [(5 children 12 - [(5 children 17 - [(4 And we get: the number of children who have all three things: have a skateboard and a bicycle but not a scooter must be 5 - a have a skateboard and a scooter but not a bicycle must be 7 - a have a bicycle and a scooter but not a skateboard must be 4 - a a skateboard, but not a bicycle or a scooter, must be (7 - a)] = 4 + a a bicycle, but not a skateboard or a scooter, must be (4 - a)] = 3 + a a scooter, but not a bicycle or a skateboard must be (7 - a)] = 6 + a

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And we know there are 32 children altogether, so: ? (4 + a) + (5 - a) + a + (7 - a) + (3 + a) + (4 - a) + (6 + a) = 32 ? 29 + a = 32 ? a = 3 And we can put in the correct numbers: So we now know:

#10 You chose C, but A is the correct answer. In a class of 35 children, 22 like bananas, 18 like cherries and 13 like strawbe rries. 7 of them like bananas and cherries. 8 of them like bananas and strawberries. 5 of them like cherries and strawberries. They all like at least one of the fruits. What is the probability that a child chosen at random from the class likes cherr ies only? A 8/35 B 11/35 C 13/35 D 3/7 Let's say a is the number of children who like all three fruits: children who like bananas and cherries, but not strawberries, must be 7 - a children who like bananas and strawberries, but not cherries, must be 8 - a children who like cherries and strawberries, but not bananas, must be 5 - a children 22 - [(7 children 18 - [(7 children 13 - [(8 And we get: And we know there are 35 children, so: ? (7 + a) + (7 - a) + (6 + a) + (8 - a) + a + (5 - a) + a = 35 ? 33 + a = 35 ? a = 2 And we can put in the correct numbers: So we now know: who like a) + a + who like a) + a + who like a) + a + bananas, but not cherries or strawberries, must be (8 - a)] = 7 + a cherries, but not bananas or strawberries, must be (5 - a)] = 6 + a strawberries, but not bananas or cherries must be (5 - a)] = a