A rental car company has three types of vehicles on its lot-Sedans, Trucks, and SUVs. This company has a location at the airport and a location midtown. The numbers of vehicles in the various categories are shown in the table below. Airport Midtown Sedans Trucks 874 532 1406 213 311 524 SUVS 753 277 1030 1840 1120 2960 Suppose that a vehicle is chosen at random from the list of vehicles at this rental company. Let A be the event that the vehicle is a Sedan and let B be the event that the vehicle was rented out of the airport location. Which of the following is a true statement?

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A rental car company has three types of vehicles on its lot-Sedans, Trucks, and
SUVS. This company has a location at the airport and a location midtown. The
numbers of vehicles in the various categories are shown in the table below.
Airport
Midtown
Sedans Trucks
874
213
532
311
1406
524
SUVS
753
277
1030
1840
1120
2960
Suppose that a vehicle is chosen at random from the list of vehicles at this rental
company. Let A be the event that the vehicle is a Sedan and let B be the event that
the vehicle was rented out of the airport location. Which of the following is a true
statement?
The events A and B are independent and mutually exclusive.
The events A and B are NOT independent and NOT mutually exclusive.
The events A and B are mutually exclusive but NOT independent.
The events A and B are independent but NOT mutually exclusive.
It is impossible to tell from the information given whether the events A and B
are mutually exclusive.
Transcribed Image Text:A rental car company has three types of vehicles on its lot-Sedans, Trucks, and SUVS. This company has a location at the airport and a location midtown. The numbers of vehicles in the various categories are shown in the table below. Airport Midtown Sedans Trucks 874 213 532 311 1406 524 SUVS 753 277 1030 1840 1120 2960 Suppose that a vehicle is chosen at random from the list of vehicles at this rental company. Let A be the event that the vehicle is a Sedan and let B be the event that the vehicle was rented out of the airport location. Which of the following is a true statement? The events A and B are independent and mutually exclusive. The events A and B are NOT independent and NOT mutually exclusive. The events A and B are mutually exclusive but NOT independent. The events A and B are independent but NOT mutually exclusive. It is impossible to tell from the information given whether the events A and B are mutually exclusive.
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