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Which of the following does not describe an example of mutually exclusive outcomes A and B for drawing a card at random from a standard 52-card deck?

A. A = the card is red, B = the card is black

B. A = the card is less than 8, B = the card is an 8

C. A = the card is black, B = the card is a heart or a spade

D. A = the card is red, B = the card is a spade

Question

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Which of the following does not describe an example of mutually exclusive outcomes A and B for drawing a card at random from a standard 52-card deck?

A. A = the card is red, B = the card is black

B. A = the card is less than 8, B = the card is an 8

C. A = the card is black, B = the card is a heart or a spade

D. A = the card is red, B = the card is a spade

kainui · Answer

Can you be a boy and girl at the same time? Nope, this is what it means for something to be "mutually exclusive". You can only be one or the other but never both. So the question asks which does NOT describe mutually exclusive outcomes? That means all of them should be mutually exclusive except for one.

krazykricket · Answer

Would is be B. A = the card is less than 8, B = the card is an 8??

krazykricket · Answer

@Kainui

kainui · Answer

Are these mutually exclusive events?