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Tell whether the given situation is mutually exclusive or not:


​A king and a heart in a deck of 52 cards.

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Answer:

The given situation of obtaining both a king and a heart in a deck of 52 cards is not mutually exclusive.

Explanation:

Mutually exclusive events are events that cannot occur simultaneously. In this case, we can have a king of hearts in the deck, which satisfies both conditions (a king and a heart). Therefore, the event of getting a king and a heart is not mutually exclusive because it is possible to have a card that fulfills both criteria at the same time.

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