Worked solution
Can one match have two incompatible goal totals?
Let events A and B be the events “scoring no goals” and “scoring 2 goals” in a football match. What is the probability of scoring no goals and 2 goals?
CJC · Lecture · Example 1
Identify an empty intersection
The same goal total cannot be both 0 and 2. Hence and . These events are mutually exclusive, completing the blank in the Student copy with the Teacher’s printed answer.
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Common mistakes
“And” asks for the intersection of the events in the same match, not two separate matches.