Are Vehicle type (Electric or Combustion)" and "Gender (Male or Female)' mutually exclusive events? Give reasons. What is the probably that a randomly selected person from the survey drives an electric vehicle? Find the probability a randomly selected person from the survey is a female and drives a combustion vehicle.

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a) Amongst one-hundred and seventy-seven people, a survey was conducted to
detemine who drives either an electric vehicle or a combustion vehicle
Electric
Combustion
Male
43
42
Female
37
55
i)
Are 'Vehicle type (Electric or Combustion)' and Gender (Male or Female)' mutually
exclusive events? Give reasons.
ii)
What is the probably that a randomly selected person from the survey drives an
electric vehicle?
iii)
Find the probability a randomly selected person from the survey is a female
and drives a combustion vehicle.
iv)
Determine the probability a randomly selected person from the survey is
either a female or drives an electric vehicle.
Transcribed Image Text:a) Amongst one-hundred and seventy-seven people, a survey was conducted to detemine who drives either an electric vehicle or a combustion vehicle Electric Combustion Male 43 42 Female 37 55 i) Are 'Vehicle type (Electric or Combustion)' and Gender (Male or Female)' mutually exclusive events? Give reasons. ii) What is the probably that a randomly selected person from the survey drives an electric vehicle? iii) Find the probability a randomly selected person from the survey is a female and drives a combustion vehicle. iv) Determine the probability a randomly selected person from the survey is either a female or drives an electric vehicle.
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