A hat contains 10 gold coins, 10 silver coins and 10 copper coins. We randomly select four coins from the hat. Let A be the event that the first selected coin is the only gold coin in our four selections. Which of the following events is mutually exclusive of the event A?

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A hat contains 10 gold coins, 10 silver coins and 10 copper coins. We randomly select
four coins from the hat. Let A be the event that the first selected coin is the only gold
coin in our four selections. Which of the following events is mutually exclusive of the
event A?
(A) second coin selected is silver
(B) no copper coins are selected
(C) third selected coin is the only silver coin
(D) same number of gold and copper coins are selected
(E) same number of silver and copper coins are selected
Transcribed Image Text:A hat contains 10 gold coins, 10 silver coins and 10 copper coins. We randomly select four coins from the hat. Let A be the event that the first selected coin is the only gold coin in our four selections. Which of the following events is mutually exclusive of the event A? (A) second coin selected is silver (B) no copper coins are selected (C) third selected coin is the only silver coin (D) same number of gold and copper coins are selected (E) same number of silver and copper coins are selected
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