Determine whether the events are mutually exclusive.
-A card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find P(drawing an ace or a 9).
A) 7
B) $\frac { 2 } { 13 }$

C) $\frac { 13 } { 2 }$

D) $\frac { 7 } { 26 }$

Question

Determine whether the events are mutually exclusive.
-A card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find P(drawing an ace or a 9). 
A) 7
B) $\frac { 2 } { 13 }$

C) $\frac { 13 } { 2 }$

D) $\frac { 7 } { 26 }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The events are mutually exclusive because a card cannot be both an ace and a 9. There are 4 aces and 4 nines in a deck, so the probability is $\frac{4+4}{52} = \frac{8}{52} = \frac{2}{13}$.

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