SOLUTION: Are the events E and G mutually exclusive

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Question 1191225: Are the events E and G mutually exclusive
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what are the events E and G in your case ?

Mutually Exclusive Events:
A+and B+are mutually exclusive events if they cannot+occur at the same+time.
This means that+A+and B do+not share+any+outcomes and P(A AND B) = 0.

For example, suppose the sample space S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}.
Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, B = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8}, and C = {7, 9}.
A AND B+= {4, 5}
P(A AND B) = 2%2F10 and is not+equal to zero.
Therefore, A and B are highlight%28not%29+mutually+exclusive.

+A and C do highlight%28not%29 have any numbers in common, so
P(A AND C) = 0
Therefore,+A and C highlight%28are%29 mutually+exclusive.