Answer 1

Two dice are thrown. The events A, B and C are as follows:

A: getting an even number on the first die.

B: getting an odd number on the first die.

C: getting the sum of the numbers on the dice ≤ 5

State true or false: (give reason for your answer)

A and B are mutually exclusive

 It is observed that A ∩ B = Φ

∴ A and B are mutually exclusive.

Thus, the given statement is true.