Algebra 2 · Chapter 12 · Lesson 12.2 · Printable PDF

Mutually Exclusive Events and the Addition Rule Worksheet with Answer Key

6 problems on mutually exclusive events and the addition rule: deciding whether events overlap, adding probabilities, hotel stay lengths, ski rental choices, a bakery's model of unsold rye loaves, and Isaac's bus and the rain. 3 pages, with a worked answer key.

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  1. Decide whether two events are mutually exclusive and give an outcome in both if not.
  2. Check the events are mutually exclusive, then use the addition rule.
  3. Word problem: the length of a hotel stay chosen at random.
  4. Word problem: skis, snowboards or no rental at a ski hill's desk.
  5. Word problem: a bakery's model for the number of unsold rye loaves.
  6. Word problem: Isaac's bus being early, on time or late, and rain on separate mornings.

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