Suppose a coin is flipped twice. The event of getting heads on the first toss and the event of getting heads on the second toss could be said to be mutually exclusive.

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Mutually exclusive events cannot happen at the same time. Getting heads on the first toss and getting heads on the second toss are independent events, not mutually exclusive, as one event does not affect the outcome of the other.

Suppose a Coin Is Flipped Twice