Consider a fair 6 sided number cube, where each side has one number 1 - 6. All of the even faces are green and all of the odd faces are red. The probability of rolling the number cube and getting a 5 and a green face at the same time is an example of __________.
A.
dependent events
B.
independent events
C.
nonexclusive events
D.
mutually exclusive events

Question

Consider a fair 6 sided number cube, where each side has one number 1 - 6. All of the even faces are green and all of the odd faces are red. The probability of rolling the number cube and getting a 5 and a green face at the same time is an example of __________.
A.
dependent events
B.
independent events
C.
nonexclusive events
D.
mutually exclusive events

cwrw238 · Answer

ask yourself the question Is it possible to get a green face and a 5?

anonymous · Answer

D. Mutually Exclusive 
is the answer!