http://www.ck12.org Chapter 1. Independent and Dependent Events
1.5 Mutually Inclusive Events
Here you’ll learn how to represent mutually inclusive events with Venn diagrams and calculate probabilities of
mutually inclusive events.
Suppose you’re selecting a card from a deck of cards with your eyes closed. What is the probability that you’ll
select a red card or a Queen? Is this a mutually exclusive event or a mutually inclusive event? Can you explain your
answer?
Watch This
First watch this video to learn about mutually inclusive events.
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Click image to the left for more content.CK-12 Foundation: Chapter1MutuallyInclusiveEventsA
Then watch this video to see some examples.
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Click image to the left for more content.CK-12 Foundation: Chapter1MutuallyInclusiveEventsB
Watch this video for more help.
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Click image to the left for more content.Khan Academy Addition Rule for Probability
Guidance
When determining the probabilities of mutually inclusive events, we can apply the wordsand(∩)andor(∪)using
the Addition Rule. Let’s take another look at Venn diagrams when defining mutually inclusive events.