What is the addition rule for mutually exclusive events?

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2022-07-20

What is the addition rule for mutually exclusive events?

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taguetzbo

taguetzbo

Beginner2022-07-21Added 16 answers

If events A and B are mutually exclusive of each other, then:
P ( A or B ) = P ( A ) + P ( B )
Mutually exclusive means that A and B cannot occur at the same time, which means P(A and B) = 0.
For example, with a single six-sided die, the probability that you roll a "4" in a single roll is mutually exclusive of rolling a "6" on that same roll because a single die can only show 1 number at a time.
In this example, if event A is rolling a "6" and event B is rolling a "4", then P(A) = 1/6 and P(B) = 1/6, and the addition rule for these two mutually exclusive events is:
1 6 + 1 6 = 1 3
Thus, the addition of these two events equals 1 3

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