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Simple events of a sample space are always:

AEqually weighted
BCompletely certain
CMutually exclusive
DMutually inclusive
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Mutually exclusive
1. Each simple event holds one sample point and no more. 2. Two different simple events therefore share no point. 3. So simple events are always mutually exclusive. _Source: syllabus Mathematics, Chapter 16, Probability._
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