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Probability · Question 18 of 70

Question 18

MediumOriginal question

Which of the following statements are true?

I. An event and its complement are mutually exclusive.

II. An event and its complement are exhaustive.

III. Any two mutually exclusive events are exhaustive.

IV. If A⊂BA \subset B, then A∩B=AA \cap B = A.

Options for question 18

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. EE and E′E' share no outcome (I) and together make up the whole sample space (II). If AA lies inside BB, their common part is AA itself (IV).

  2. III is false: on a die, {1}\{1\} and {2}\{2\} are mutually exclusive but leave out 3, 4, 5 and 6.

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