Practice mode Probability

In the special rule of addition of probability, what must the events always be?

Correct answer D. Mutually Exclusive events

Explanation

The special addition rule P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) applies only to mutually exclusive events, since they cannot occur together and there is no overlap to subtract.

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