Question

Which of the following pairs of events is not mutually exclusive?

• A. Throwing a number greater than 4 with a dice/ Throwing a number less than 4 with a dece.
• B. Drawing a red card from a pack of cards/Draw a club from a pack of cards.
• C. Drawing a diamond from a pack of cards/ Drawing an ace from a pack of cards.
• D. Drawing a vowel card from a set of alphabet cards/Drawing a consonant card from a set of alphabet cards.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Drawing a diamond from a pack of cards/ Drawing an ace from a pack of cards.

As we have an ace of dimonds, so drawing a diamond from a pack of cards also includes the possibility of drawing an ace.Hence the events are not mutually exclusive.