Mathematics for IGCSE & O level - Probability (Section 1 - No. 32)
Which of the following scenarios represent mutually exclusive events?
Rolling a 2 or a 3 on a die.
Drawing a heart or a spade from a deck of cards.
Flipping heads and tails on a coin.
Choosing a red marble or a black marble from a bag.
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Mutually exclusive means the events cannot happen at the same time. Rolling a 2 and a 3, drawing a heart and a spade or choosing a red and a black marble cannot happen simultaneously.