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To write; a paragraph describing in own words the difference between mutually exclusive events and independent.
Answer to Problem 74E
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Calculation:
Mutually exclusive events: Two events A and B are mutually exclusive when A and B have no outcomes in common. In the terminology of seats, the intersection of A and B is the empty set, which implies that
For instance, when two dice are tossed, the events A of rolling a total of 6 and the event B of rolling a total of 9 are mutually exclusive.
Independent events: Two events are independent when the occurrence of one has no effect on the occurrence of the other. For instance, rolling a total of 12 with two six-sided
Dice has no effect on the outcome of future rolls of the dice.
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