When Cynthia Enters a Grocery Store, There Are Three Simple

question 78

Multiple Choice

When Cynthia enters a grocery store, there are three simple events: buy nothing, buy a small amount, or buy a large amount. In this situation, if Cynthia buys a small amount, she cannot also buy a large amount or buy nothing. Thus the three events are:

• A) mutually exclusive
• B) not mutually exclusive
• C) dependent events
• D) independent events
• E) none of these

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