Addition Rule

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• What is the addition rule for mutually exclusive events?
• What is another name for mutually exclusive events?
• Use the special addition rule to determine the probability of drawing either a spade OR a heart from a standard deck of cards, on one draw from the deck.
• Could we use the special addition rule for determining the probability that for one draw from a deck of cards, that the card is either a Queen or a Heart? Why or why not?
• The probability that John falls off a ladder and breaks his arm is 0.2, and the probability that John falls off a ladder and breaks his leg is .08. Are these events mutually exclusive (disjoint)? Why or why not?
• In a jar are 10 marbles: 4 red, 5 blue, and 1 yellow. Why can we use the special addition rule to calculate the probability that a single marble drawn from the jar will be either red or yellow? What is the probability?
• What is the probability that, in a single draw from a standard deck of cards, we will get either a Jack or a Diamond?
• You roll two balanced dice one time. What is the probability that you obtain either a sum of 8 or the same number on each of the two dice?
• What is the key word that indictes that the Addition Rule for Probabilities will be used?
• What is the difference between events that are mutually exclusive and those that are not mutually exclusive?
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• Could someone explain to me the Rule of Compound Probability involving "and"?
• When do you add probabilities?
• There is 16 white, 9 red and 7 yellow tulips. What's the probability of randomly picking 9 flowers where 2 are white, 3 are red, and 4 are yellow?
• How do you add probabilities?