SOLUTION: Which of the following pairs of events are mutually exclusive? A. A golfer scoring the lowest 18-hole round in a 72-hole tournament and losing the tournament. B. A poker player

Question 976619: Which of the following pairs of events are mutually exclusive?
A. A golfer scoring the lowest 18-hole round in a 72-hole tournament and losing the tournament.
B. A poker player getting a flush and 3 of a kind on the same 5-card hand.
C. A mother giving birth to a baby child and a set of twin daughters on the same day.
D. A chess player losing the last game and winning the match.
Answer by FrankM(1040) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You know what mutually exclusive means? 2 events where only one can happen.
A. A golfer scoring the lowest 18-hole round in a 72-hole tournament and losing the tournament.
Yes. He had a great 18 holes, but loses the tournament.

B. A poker player getting a flush and 3 of a kind on the same 5-card hand.
No - you can't have a flush AND 3 of a kind.

C. A mother giving birth to a baby child and a set of twin daughters on the same day.
Yes, the baby is a twin.

D. A chess player losing the last game and winning the match.
Yes, the last game loss left him still ahead of the others.
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