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6. Probabilities of Mutually Exclusive Events
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Exercise 40 Page 963

Neither event affects the probability of the other, making them independent events.

Dependent or independent? Independent.
Probability: or

Practice makes perfect
The two events described in this exercise are rolling a on the first die and rolling a on the second die. Since neither of these events affects the probability of the other, these are independent events. If two events are independent, then the probability of both occurring is the product of their individual probabilities.
Let's start by calculating the probability of rolling a on a die.
A die has sides and of them is numbered two.
is the probability of rolling a on another die.
The second die also has sides and of them is numbered three.
Finally, according to the formula, to calculate we have to multiply and
Convert to percent
Probability of the given event is equal to or about