A six-sided number cube with faces numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 is rolled. Which events are mutually exclusive? A. rolling a 4, rolling a prime number B. rolling a 3, rolling a prime number C. rolling a 2, rolling an even number D. rolling a 5, rolling an odd number
anyone?
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consider A . Is 4 a prime number?
ask yourself : is 4 a prime number? is 3 a prime number? is 2 an even number? is 5 a odd number? The one in which you get the answer as NO is your answer :)
4 is prime,3 is prime,2 is even,5 is an odd number..i dont get it
4 is not prime
how is 4 a prime number?
4 = 2*2
oh duh lol my bad haha
consider what a prime number means
so A, right?
yes
k thanks guys
mutually exclusive means they cannot occur at the same time
like tossing a coin you either get head or tail you cannot have them both at the same time
that is mutually exclusive
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