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Cambridge IGCSE Statistics practice

Which of the following statements is true about mutually exclusive events?

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Probability

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Which of the following statements is true about mutually exclusive events?.

  1. A.They can occur at the same time.
  2. B.P(A ∪ B) = P(A) × P(B).
  3. C.P(A ∩ B) = 0.
  4. D.They are always independent.

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Drawing balls from a bag

Event A: Drawing a red ball, P(A) = 0.4 Event B: Drawing a blue ball, P(B) = 0.6 Events A and B are mutually exclusive.

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    Calculate the probability of drawing a red or blue ball.

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