Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Review - Review Exercises - Page 316: 32g

Answer

The events “Paige” and “Gourmet” are not muttually exclusive because $N(Paige~and~Gourmet)=42\ne0$

Work Step by Step

Events are mutually exclusive if they have no outcomes in common. According to the cell in the second row, first column, the events “Paige” and “Gourmet” have 42 outcomes in common. That is, $N(Paige~and~Gourmet)=42$ So, the events “Paige” and “Gourmet” are not muttually exclusive.
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