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Mutually exclusive outcomes

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Can both happen?

Mutually exclusiveroll a1roll a3no overlap — one throwcannot be bothNOT mutually exclusiverainwinda day can easily beboth wet and windyBANANA: P(B) = 1/6, P(A) = 3/6, P(N) = 2/61/6 + 3/6 + 2/6 = 6/6 = 1 — they cover everything
Cover every outcome and the probabilities add to 1.
  1. 1Rolling a 1 and rolling a 3 on one throw cannot both be true.