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Q.Two dice are thrown and the sum of the numbers which come up on the dice is noted. Let us consider the following events associated with this experiment:
A: 'The sum is multiple of 4'
B: 'The sum is greater or equal to 10'
C: 'The sum is less than 4'
Identify the mutually exclusive events.

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Comparing the sums each event allows: (A,C)(A,C) and (B,C)(B,C) share no outcome (mutually exclusive); AA and BB overlap at sum =12=12.

When two dice are thrown, the sum SS ranges from 22 to 1212.

  • AA: sum is a multiple of 44 ⇒S∈{4,8,12}\Rightarrow S \in \{4, 8, 12\}
  • BB: sum ≥10\ge 10 ⇒S∈{10,11,12}\Rightarrow S \in \{10, 11, 12\}
  • CC: sum <4< 4 ⇒S∈{2,3}\Rightarrow S \in \{2, 3\}

Two events are mutually exclusive if they cannot occur together, i.e. A∩B=∅A\cap B=\varnothing (no common outcome).

  • A∩BA \cap B: common sum is {12}\{12\} (e.g. the outcome (6,6)(6,6) belongs to both) → not mutually exclusive. …

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