Two events cannot both happen on the same trial, such as rolling a two and rolling a five at once. They are:
AMutually exclusive
BMutually assured
CMultiply weighted
DManually selected
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Mutually exclusive
1. A single roll produces one number only.
2. If one occurs, the other cannot.
3. Such events are mutually exclusive.
_Source: OpenStax Introductory Statistics 2e, Chapter 3, Probability Topics._
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