Question

A researcher looked at characteristics of elementary school students and,

in particular, observed whether students satisfied any of the following
criteria:
A = The student lived with at least one of their biological parents
B = The student lived with at least one grandparent
C = The student lived with two parents who were legally married
D = The student lived with only one parent
Which of the events above are mutually exclusive? Select all that apply.
1.) A,C
2.) A,D
3.) C,D
4.) B,C

(Side note: I put down options 3&4 but got it wrong, not sure what I’m missing?)

Answer 1

1. A, C

2. A, D

Explanation:

The mutually exclusive events are one which cannot happen together. The observation is made regarding with which students live. They live with either one of their biological parent or grandparent. The student have the option to live with two legally married couple this is mutually exclusive event. If the student is living with their one biological parent he cannot live with two legally married parents.