An experiment consists of first rolling a die and then tossing a coin.   a. List the sample space.   b. Let A be the event that either a three or a four is rolled first, followed by landing a head on the coin toss. Find P(A). (Enter your probability as a fraction.) P(A) = c. Suppose that a new experiment consists of first rolling a die and then tossing a coin twice. Let B be the event that the first and second coin tosses land on heads. Let C be the event that either a three or a four is rolled first, followed by landing a head on the first coin toss. Are the events B and C mutually exclusive? Explain your answer.   a. Events B and C are mutually exclusive because they have different probabilities. b. Events B and C are mutually exclusive because the first and second coin tosses cannot land on heads when a three or four is rolled first.     c. Events B and C are not mutually exclusive because the first and second coin tosses can land on heads when a three or four is rolled first. d. Events B and C are mutually exclusive because they are dependent events.

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An experiment consists of first rolling a die and then tossing a coin.

 

a. List the sample space.

 

b. Let A be the event that either a three or a four is rolled first, followed by landing a head on the coin toss. Find P(A). (Enter your probability as a fraction.)
P(A) =

c.

Suppose that a new experiment consists of first rolling a die and then tossing a coin twice. Let B be the event that the first and second coin tosses land on heads. Let C be the event that either a three or a four is rolled first, followed by landing a head on the first coin toss. Are the events B and C mutually exclusive? Explain your answer.
 
a. Events B and C are mutually exclusive because they have different probabilities.
b. Events B and C are mutually exclusive because the first and second coin tosses cannot land on heads when a three or four is rolled first.    
c. Events B and C are not mutually exclusive because the first and second coin tosses can land on heads when a three or four is rolled first.
d. Events B and C are mutually exclusive because they are dependent events.

 

 

 
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