Mutually Exclusive and Complementary Events

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Complete the exercise set: Mutually exclusive and complementary events
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By the end of the lesson, students must be able to answer the following questions:

1. Let A be the event that a die is rolled and an even number is shown. Let B be the event that a die is rolled and a 5 is shown. Are the events A and B mutually exclusive? Why or why not?

2. What is the probability that a die is rolled and an even number or a five is shown?

3. A horse in the Melbourne cup has a probability of 2/7 of winning. What is the probability that the horse does not win?