Question

the table shows data that were collected from people who attended a certain high school basketball game and indicates the team each person rooted for and whether each of these people purchased food during the game. a person who attended the game will be selected at random. which of the following correctly interprets mutually exclusive events represented by the table?
a rooting for the home team and rooting for the away team
b rooting for the home team and purchasing food during the game
c rooting for the away team and purchasing food during the game
d rooting for the home team and not purchasing food during the game
e not rooting for the home team and not purchasing food during the game

Explanation:

Mutually exclusive events cannot occur at the same time. A person cannot root for both the home team and the away team simultaneously.

Answer:

A. Rooting for the home team and rooting for the away team