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Compliment Probability

Since either an event occurs or it does not occur P(A or ) = ?

Animal Cruelty

We are tossing a cat in the air. Let E be the event the cat lands on his feet. Then E' is the event the cat does not land on his feet. P(E)+P(E')=?

By simple arithmetic, P(E) = ?

Many times this idea can be conveyed with a Venn diagram. or

Joe Cruelty

While crossing a street, unlucky Joe’s chance of getting hit by a bus is 0.04. What is the probability that Joe won’t get hit by a bus?

What is the experiment?

Let event B represent ___

Mutually Exclusive Events

Compliments are one example of mutually exclusive events because they can never happen together. P(A and )=0 However there are other kinds of mutually exclusive events.

More Joe Cruelty

Let B stand for Joe getting hit by one or more buses, C for Joe getting hit by one or more cars, M for Joe getting hit by a motorcycle, T for Joe getting hit by one ore more different kinds of vehicle, S for Joe getting hit by several different kinds of vehicles, and L for Joe getting hit by no vehicles. Are these mutually exclusive events?

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You Create an Example

You throw a coin 5 times. Choose three events that are mutually exclusive and label them.