A card is drawn from a pack of 52. Which pair of events is mutually exclusive?

'a king' and 'a heart'Correct answerYour answer'a red card' and 'a heart'Correct answerYour answer'a face card' and 'a spade'Correct answerYour answer'a king' and 'a queen'Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Mutually exclusive events cannot happen together: no card is in both.
No card is both a king and a queen. The king of hearts, every heart, and the face cards of spades break the other pairs.

Worth noting

'A king' and 'a heart' share the king of hearts.

Concept: Recognising mutually exclusive events
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A card is drawn from a pack of 52. Which pair of events is mutually exclusive?

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