Question

Determine if the events are mutually exclusive. Turn the steering wheel: The car goes left and the car goes right.

Mutually exclusive Not mutually exclusive

Answer 1

Mutually exclusive event

Because mutually exclusive events are events that can not happen at same time. Turning the steering wheel to left / right this is a situation where that turning into two direction at the same time cant happen.

Answer 2

Not mutually exclusive.

The events "Turn the steering wheel: The car goes left" and "Turn the steering wheel: The car goes right" are not mutually exclusive because both events can happen at the same time. If the steering wheel is turned in one direction, it doesn't prevent the car from also going in the opposite direction if the steering is turned in that way.