Mutually Exclusive Events

AP Statistics· difficulty 3/5

Two events A and B both have positive probability and are mutually exclusive.

Which statement must be true?

  • A

    P(A and B) = P(A)P(B)

  • B

    P(A) + P(B) = 1

  • C

    A and B cannot be independent

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  • D

    A and B must be independent

Explanation

If mutually exclusive with positive probabilities, P(A and B) = 0 but P(A)P(B) > 0, so they cannot be independent.

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