Question

1. true or false? if two (or more) events have no outcomes in common, the probability that one or the other(s) occur(s) is found by multiplying their individual probabilities.

Explanation:

When two or more events have no outcomes in common (mutually - exclusive events), the probability that one or the other occurs is found by adding their individual probabilities (addition rule for mutually - exclusive events: \(P(A\cup B)=P(A)+P(B)\) when \(A\cap B = \varnothing\)). Multiplying probabilities is for independent events ( \(P(A\cap B)=P(A)\times P(B)\) when \(A\) and \(B\) are independent).

Answer:

False