Some events cannot occur together because the occurrence of one event makes the occurrence of the second event impossible.Such events are called
A)dependent events.
B)independent events.
C)conditional events.
D)mutually exclusive events.

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Mutually exclusive events are events that cannot happen at the same time. The occurrence of one event excludes the possibility of the occurrence of the other event. For example, flipping heads and flipping tails are mutually exclusive events when flipping a coin.

Some Events Cannot Occur Together Because the Occurrence of One