Lesson 6 Quiz - Addition Of Probabilities And Mutually Exclusive Events

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1) In a basketball tournament, 3 of the participating teams - Lion, Panther and Jaguar have the probabilities of 4/15, 3/10 and 1/5 respectively of winning the tournament.

Find the probability that Lion or Jaguar will win the tournament.

Explanation

Let L be the event Lion will win the tournament and J be the event Jaguar will win the tournament.

L and J are mutually exclusive events.

Therefore, P(L or J) = P(L) + P(J) = 4/15 + 1/5 = 14/30 = 7/15

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2) The letters of the word 'MUTUALLY' and the word 'EXCLUSIVE' are written on individual cards and the cards are put into a box. A card is picked at random. What is the probability of picking the letter 'U' or 'E'?

Explanation

Let U be the event for picking the letter U and E be the event for picking the letter E.

U and E are mutually exclusive events.

Therefore, P(U or E) = P(U) + P(E) = 3/17 + 2/17 = 5/17

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3) The letters of the word 'MUTUALLY' and the word 'EXCLUSIVE' are written on individual cards and the cards are put into a box. A card is picked at random. What is the probability of picking the letter 'U' or a consonant?

Explanation

Let U be the event for picking the letter U and C be the event for picking a consonant.

U and C are mutually exclusive events. Note: U is not a consonant.

Therefore, P(U or C) = P(U) + P(C) = 3/17 + 10/17 = 13/17

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4) Two dice are thrown and the side of both dice facing up are observed. Which of the following events are mutually exclusive events?

Explanation

E= {(1,2), (2,1), (2,2), (2,3), (2,4), (2,5), (2,6), (3,2), (4,2), (5,2), (6,2)}

F= {(3,6), (4,5), (4,6), (5,4), (5,5), (5,6), (6,5), (6,6)}

Therefore, events E and F are mutually exclusive events.

B= {(

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5) Ten cards numbered 11, 12, 13, 14, ..., 20 are placed in a box. A card is removed at random from the box.

Find the probability that the number on the card is either even or prime.

Explanation

Let E be the event that the number of the card is an even number and P be the event that the number of the card is a prime.

P(E or P) = P(E) + P(P) = 5/10 + 4/10 = 9/10

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6) In a basketball tournament, 3 of the participating teams - Lion, Panther and Jaguar have the probabilities of 4/15, 3/10 and 1/5 respectively of winning the tournament.

Find the probability that neither Panther nor Jaguar will win the tournament.

Explanation

Let P be the event Panther will win the tournament and J be the event Jaguar will win the tournament.

P and J are mutually exclusive events.

P(neither P nor J) = 1 - P(P or J) = 1 - (9/30 + 6/30) = 1 - 15/30 = 1 - 1/2 = 1/2

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7) In a basketball tournament, 3 of the participating teams - Lion, Panther and Jaguar have the probabilities of 4/15, 3/10 and 1/5 respectively of winning the tournament.

Find the probability that neither of the 3 teams will win the tournament.

Explanation

Let L be the event Lion will win the tournament, P be the event Panther will win the tournament and J be the event Jaguar will win the tournament.

L, P and J are mutually exclusive events.

P(neither L, P nor J) = 1 - P(L,P or J) = 1 - (4/15 + 9/30 + 6/30) = 1 - 23/30 = 7/30

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8) The letters of the word 'MUTUALLY' and the word 'EXCLUSIVE' are written on individual cards and the cards are put into a box. A card is picked at random. What is the probability of not picking the letter 'U' or 'E' or 'L'?

Explanation

Let U be the event for picking the letter U, E be the even for picking the letter E and L be the event for picking the letter L.

U, E and L are mutually exclusive events.

P(neither U, E or L) = 1 - P(U, E or L) = 1 - (3/17 + 2/17 + 3/17) = 1 - 8/17 = 9/17

U and C are mutually exclusive events. Note: U is not a consonant.

Therefore, P(U or C) = P(U) + P(C) = 3/17 + 10/17 = 13/17

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9) Ten cards numbered 11, 12, 13, 14, ..., 20 are placed in a box. A card is removed at random from the box.

Find the probability that the number on the card is either even or divisible by 3.

Explanation

Let E be the event that the number of the card is even and T be the event that the number is divisible by 3.

E and T are NOT mutually exclusive events.

E or T = {12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20}

P(E or T) = n(E or T) / n(S) = 6/10 = 3/5

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10) Ten cards numbered 11, 12, 13, 14, ..., 20 are placed in a box. A card is removed at random from the box.

Find the probability that the number on the card is either odd or prime.

Explanation

Let O be the event that the number of the card is odd and P be the event that the number is prime.

O and P are not mutually exclusive events.

Note: ALL prime numbers (except 2) are odd number. Therefore, P(O or P) = P(O)

P(O or P) = P(O) = 5/10 = 1/2

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