Answer to Question #189095 in Statistics and Probability for ahsad

Question

Which of the following pairs of events are mutually exclusive? a) A golfer scoring the lowest 18-hole round in a 72-hole tournament and losing the tournament. b) A poker player getting a flush (all cards in the same suit) and 3 of a kind on the same 5-card hand. c) A mother giving birth to a baby girl and a set of twin daughters on the same day. d) A chess player losing the last game and winning the match

Answer 1

a.) A golfer scoring the lowest 18-hole round in a 72-hole tournament and losing the tournament. 

Ans.) Yes

b.) A poker player getting a flush (all cards in the same suit) and 3 of a kind on the same 5-card hand.

Ans.) No - you can't have a flush and 3 of a kind.

c.) A mother giving birth to a baby girl and a set of twin daughters on the same day. 

Ans.) Yes.

d.) A chess player losing the last game and winning the match

Ans.) Yes, the last game loss left him still ahead of the others.