Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (6th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Probability - Section 3.3 The Addition Rule - Exercises - Page 165: 27

Answer

No, it is not possible.

Work Step by Step

Two events are mutually exclusive if they cannot occur at the same time. Two events are independent if the occurrence of one of the events does not influence the occurrence of the other event. Thus two events cannot be both at the same time, because if one of the events occur, then we now that the other event does not occur and thus the second event is influenced by the first event occurring.
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