Think about a six-sided die with each number, 1 through 6, appearing once on each die. Which of the following events is mutually exclusive?

Rolling a 3 or a number greater than 1.

Rolling a 4 or rolling an odd number.

Rolling a 6 or rolling a multiple of 2.

Rolling a 5 or rolling a prime number.

Question

Think about a six-sided die with each number, 1 through 6, appearing once on each die. Which of the following events is mutually exclusive?

		
Rolling a 3 or a number greater than 1.  
		
Rolling a 4 or rolling an odd number.
		
Rolling a 6 or rolling a multiple of 2.
		
Rolling a 5 or rolling a prime number.

kirbykirby · Answer

Mutually exclusive events are events that cannot occur at the same time. 

For example... Rolling a 3 or a number greater than 1

Yes, you can roll a 3 and have this be a number greater than 1 (since 3 > 1)... so the events are NOT mutually exclusive.

anonymous · Answer

so the answer would be B?