Question

7.suppose you have a 6-sided number cube and a coin. Event A is that you roll the number cube and land on 1, and event B is that you flip the coin and land on tails. How could you describe events A and B? Choose all that apply.

* Independent events
* Dependent events
* mutually exclusive events
* not mutually exclusive events

Answer 1

Probability of Multiple Events Practice

1. a. drawing a red card

c. choosing a math student

d. rolling a number greater

2. b. being in CA

c. being 5 years old

3. a. 9/25

4. c. 47%

5. d. 8/13

6. b. 1/8

7. a. independent events

d. not mutually exclusive events

8. a. 1/2

Answer 2

Event A - roll a 6-number cube
Event B - flip a coin

*Independent events *not mutually exclusive events

Both events are independent and not mutually exclusive.
Independent event means that one can happen without relying on the outcome of the other one.
Not mutually exclusive event means that both can happen at the same time.