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    Dec 14, 2010, 04:03 PM
    When are two events mutually exclusive?
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    Dec 14, 2010, 05:44 PM

    When they can not occur at the same time.

    Suppose we wanted the probability of drawing a king or a Heart from a deck of cards.
    These are NOT mutually exclusive because they can occur at the same time through the King of Hearts.

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