Jag of plain M&M candies and you choose one candy at r (a) Find P(green candy or blue candy). Are these outcomes mutually exclusive? Why? O No. Choosing a green and blue M&M is possible. O No. Choosing a green and blue M&M is not possible. O Yes. Choosing a green and blue M&M is possible. Yes. Choosing a green and blue M&M is not possible. (b) Find P(yellow candy or red candy). Are these outcomes mutually exclusive? Why? O Yes. Choosing a yellow and red M&M is possible. O Yes. Choosing a yellow and red M&M is not possible. No. Choosing a yellow and red M&M is not possible. O No. Choosing a yellow and red M&M is possible.

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M&M plain candies come in various colors. According to the M&M/Mars Department of Consumer Affairs, the distribution of colors for plain M&M candies is as follows.
Color
Percentage
Suppose you have a large bag of plain M&M candies and you choose one candy at random.
Purple
21%
Yellow Red
17% 23%
Orange
10%
Green
9%
Blue
8%
(a) Find P(green candy or blue candy).
Are these outcomes mutually exclusive? Why?
No. Choosing a green and blue M&M is possible.
O No. Choosing a green and blue M&M is not possible.
O Yes. Choosing a green and blue M&M is possible.
O Yes. Choosing a green and blue M&M is not possible.
(b) Find P(yellow candy or red candy).
Are these outcomes mutually exclusive? Why?
O Yes. Choosing a yellow and red M&M is possible.
O Yes. Choosing a yellow and red M&M is not possible.
O No. Choosing a yellow and red M&M is not possible.
O No. Choosing a yellow and red M&M is possible.
(c) Find P(not purple candy).
Brown
12%
Transcribed Image Text:M&M plain candies come in various colors. According to the M&M/Mars Department of Consumer Affairs, the distribution of colors for plain M&M candies is as follows. Color Percentage Suppose you have a large bag of plain M&M candies and you choose one candy at random. Purple 21% Yellow Red 17% 23% Orange 10% Green 9% Blue 8% (a) Find P(green candy or blue candy). Are these outcomes mutually exclusive? Why? No. Choosing a green and blue M&M is possible. O No. Choosing a green and blue M&M is not possible. O Yes. Choosing a green and blue M&M is possible. O Yes. Choosing a green and blue M&M is not possible. (b) Find P(yellow candy or red candy). Are these outcomes mutually exclusive? Why? O Yes. Choosing a yellow and red M&M is possible. O Yes. Choosing a yellow and red M&M is not possible. O No. Choosing a yellow and red M&M is not possible. O No. Choosing a yellow and red M&M is possible. (c) Find P(not purple candy). Brown 12%
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